John_Arundel_(bishop_of_Exeter)
John Arundel (bishop of Exeter)
15th and 16th-century Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield
John Arundel (died 1504) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and Bishop of Exeter.
John Arundel | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Exeter | |
| Appointed | 5 July 1502 |
| Term ended | 1504 |
| Predecessor | Richard Redman |
| Successor | Hugh Oldham |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 30 November 1496 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1504 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield |
Arundel was the son of Renfry Arundell, High Sheriff of Cornwall and was educated at the college of Canons Augustine in St. Columb and at Exeter College, Oxford.[1]
Arundel was appointed a Canon of Windsor in 1479,[2] a position he held until 1496.
After graduating with a Masters in Arts, Arundel was ordained and presented as rector to St. Columb Major. From 1482 to 1496 he served as Dean of Exeter and on 3 August 1496 was nominated as Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and consecrated on 30 November 1496.[3] He was translated to Exeter on 5 July 1502.
Arundel died in London in 1504[4] and lies buried in St. Clement's Church without Temple Bar.
- Gilbert, Davies (1836). The Parochial History of Cornwall. p. 146. Retrieved 17 March 2012. Google Books
- Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 254
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 247
- 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.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by | Dean of Exeter 1482–1496 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1496–1502 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Exeter 1502–1504 |
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