Charles Booth (bishop)
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Charles Booth, D.C.L. (died 1535) was a sixteenth-century clergyman who served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1516 to 1535.
Ecclesiastical career
Prior to his episcopal appointment he held a number of ecclesiastical posts. The first of those was as the Treasurer of Lichfield Cathedral from 1495 to 1516.[1] He was also appointed to three prebendaries at Lincoln Cathedral: Clifton (1501–1504),[2] Farndon-cum-Balderton (1504–1516),[3] and Reculversland (c.1507–1516).[4] During that period, he was also the Archdeacon of Buckingham from 1505 to 1516.[5]
He was nominated bishop of the diocese of Hereford by King Henry VIII on 22 April 1516 and appointed by papal provision on 21 July 1516.[6][7][8] His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 30 November 1516.[7][8] He was enthroned at Hereford Cathedral in January 1517 and received possession of the temporalities of the see on 19 February 1517.[8]
He died in office on 5 May 1535.[7][8]
References
- ^ Horn 2003, "Treasurers of Lichfield", Coventry and Lichfield Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 10, pp. 11–12.
- ^ King 1962, "Prebendaries of Clifton", Lincoln Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 1, pp. 52–54.
- ^ King 1962, "Prebendaries of Farndon-cum-Balderton", Lincoln Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 1, pp. 65–66.
- ^ King 1962, "Prebendaries of Reculversland", Lincoln Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 1, pp. 57–59.
- ^ King 1962, "Archdeacons of Buckingham", Lincoln Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 1, pp. 15–16.
- ^ Eubel 1923, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, volume 3, p. 209.
- ^ a b c Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 251.
- ^ a b c d Horn 1962, "Bishops of Hereford", Hereford Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 2, pp. 1–3.
Bibliography
- Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (in Latin). Vol. 3. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Horn, J. M. (1962). Hereford Diocese. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541. Vol. 2. British History Online.
- Horn, J. M. (2003). Coventry and Lichfield Diocese. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857. Vol. 10. British History Online.
- King, H. P. F. (1962). Lincoln Diocese. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541. Vol. 1. British History Online.