Thomas Kempe

Thomas Kempe
Bishop of London
Appointed21 August 1448
Term ended28 March 1489
PredecessorRobert Gilbert
SuccessorRichard Hill
Previous postArchdeacon of Richmond
Orders
Consecration8 February 1450
Personal details
Died(1489-03-28)28 March 1489
DenominationCatholic

Thomas Kempe was a medieval Bishop of London.

Kempe was the nephew of John Kemp, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Kempe was provided to London on 21 August 1448 and consecrated on 8 February 1450. He died on 28 March 1489.[1] He had previously held the offices of Archdeacon of York and then Richmond from 1442 to 1448.[2]

There was a memorial to him by the tenth column at the west end of Old St Paul's Cathedral.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 259
  2. ^ Jones Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: volume 6: Northern province (York, Carlisle and Durham): Archdeacons: Richmond
  3. ^ "Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p. 91: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909

References

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  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Jones, B. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 6: Northern province (York, Carlisle and Durham): Archdeacons: Richmond. Institute for Historical Research.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of London
1448–1489
Succeeded by