Thomas Kempe was a medieval Bishop of London.
Thomas Kempe | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
| Appointed | 21 August 1448 |
| Term ended | 28 March 1489 |
| Predecessor | Robert Gilbert |
| Successor | Richard Hill |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Richmond |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 8 February 1450 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 28 March 1489 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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
edit- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 259
- ^ Jones Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: volume 6: Northern province (York, Carlisle and Durham): Archdeacons: Richmond
- ^ "Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p. 91: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909
References
edit- 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.
External links
edit- Will of Thomas Kempe
- Hutchinson, John (1892). . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. pp. 83–84.
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