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1373–1547years on this page

1373

Bishop

Langham, Simon de · Palestrina · Bishop of Palestrina

Appointed Bishop of Palestrina by Pope Gregory XI

1375

Bishop

Courtenay, William · London · Bishop of London

Appointed Bishop of London

1384

Bishop

Sinclair, Robert · Orkneys · Bishop of Orkney & Shetland

Appointed Scottish Bishop of Orkney & Shetland

1398

Bishop

Beaufort, Henry · Lincoln · Bishop of Lincoln

Appointed Bishop of Lincoln

1404

Bishop

Beaufort, Henry · Winchester · Bishop of Winchester

Appointed Bishop of Winchester

1443

Bishop

Bourchier, Thomas · Ely · Bishop of Ely

Appointed Bishop of Ely

1453

Bishop

Bourchier, Thomas · Worcester · Bishop of Worcester

Appointed Bishop of Worcester

1456

Bishop

Neville, George · Exeter · Bishop of Exeter

Appointed Bishop of Exeter

1465

Bishop

Graham, Patrick · St Andrews · Bishop of St Andrews

Appointed Bishop of St Andrews

1476

Bishop

Alcock, John · Worcester · Bishop of Worcester

Appointed Bishop of Worcester

1480

Bishop

Grossesteste, Robert · Lincoln · Bishop of Lincoln

Appointed Bishop of Lincoln

1486

Bishop

Alcock, John · Ely · Bishop of Ely

Appointed Bishop of Ely

Bishop

Morton, Robert · Worcester · Bishop of Worcester

Appointed Bishop of Worcester

1496

Bishop

Smith, William · Lincoln · Bishop of Lincoln

Appointed Bishop of Lincoln

1503

Bishop

Warham, William · London · Bishop of London

Appointed Bishop of London

1504

Bishop

Fisher, John · Rochester · Bishop of Rochester

Rochester is the poorest diocese in England and is seen as a first step on an ecclesiastical career, but Fisher stayed there, presumably by his own choice, for the remaining 31 years of his life. By Papal Bull Fisher is appointed Bishop of Rochester at the personal insistence of Henry VII

1514

Bishop

Wolsey, Thomas · Tournai · Bishop of Tournai

Begins lobbying Pope Leo to appoint him as a Cardinal

Bishop

Wolsey, Thomas · Lincoln · Bishop of Lincoln

Appointed Bishop of Lincoln

Bishop

Atwater, William · Lincoln · Bishop of Lincoln

Appointed Bishop of Lincoln

Bishop

Wolsey, Thomas · Tournai · Bishop of Tournai

Begins lobbying Pope Leo to appoint him as a Cardinal. Appointed Bishop of Tournai

1518

Bishop

Wolsey, Thomas · Bath & Wells · Bishop of Bath & Wells

Appointed Bishop of Bath & Wells

1521

Bishop

Longland, John · Lincoln · Bishop of Lincoln

Appointed Bishop of Lincoln

1523

Bishop

Wolsey, Thomas · Durham · Bishop of Durham

Appointed Bishop of Durham

1534

Bishop

Goodrich, Thomas · Ely · Bishop of Ely

Appointed Bishop of Ely, advised Henry VIII on the divorce from Catherine of Aragon

1547

Bishop

Holbeach, Henry · Lincoln · Bishop of Lincoln

Appointed Bishop of Lincoln

Provenance and editorial notes

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