Thomas Cobham
Thomas Cobham D.Th., D.Cn.L. | |
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Bishop of Worcester | |
Province | Canterbury |
Appointed | 31 March 1317 |
Installed | 28 October 1317 |
Term ended | 27 August 1327 |
Predecessor | Walter Maidstone |
Successor | Wulstan Bransford |
Orders | |
Consecration | 22 May 1317 |
Personal details | |
Died | 27 August 1327 |
Previous post | Archbishop-elect of Canterbury (May–October 1313) |
Thomas Cobham (died 1327) was an English churchman, who was Archbishop-elect of Canterbury in 1313 and later Bishop of Worcester from 1317 to 1327.
Cobham earned a Doctor of Theology and a Doctor of Canon Law[1] and served as Archdeacon of Lewes from 1301 to around 1305.[2] Cobham was nominated to replace Archbishop Robert Winchelsey in 1313, by the monks of Christ Church Priory, Canterbury.[3] The election took place on 28 May 1313.[4] King Edward II intervened and petitioned the pope to appoint the Bishop of Worcester – Walter Reynolds to Canterbury instead of Cobham. Pope Clement V acquiesced and issued a bull dismissing the election of Cobham on 1 October 1313[4] and installing Reynolds in his stead.[5]
On 31 March 1317, Cobham was provided to the bishopric of Worcester, and was consecrated on 22 May 1317.[6] Cobham, along with Archbishop Melton, and the bishops of London and Rochester alone spoke up in Edward II's defence during the Parliamentary session that deposed Edward.[7]
Cobham died on 27 August 1327.[6]
Citations
- ↑ British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on September 11, 2007
- ↑ British History Online Archdeacons of Lewes accessed on September 11, 2007
- ↑ Weir Queen Isabella p. 94
- 1 2 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 233
- ↑ Weir Queen Isabella p. 95
- 1 2 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279
- ↑ Weir Queen Isabella p. 257
References
- British History Online Archdeacons of Lewes accessed on September 11, 2007
- British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on September 11, 2007
- 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.
- Weir, Alison Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England New York: Ballantine 2005 ISBN 0-345-45319-0
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by John Rickingale |
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1422–1423 |
Succeeded by Robert FitzHugh |
Catholic Church titles | ||
Preceded by Robert Winchelsey (archbishop) |
Archbishop-elect of Canterbury May–October 1313 |
Succeeded by Walter Reynolds (archbishop) |
Preceded by Walter Maidstone |
Bishop of Worcester 1317–1327 |
Succeeded by Wulstan Bransford |