Henry Holbeach
Henry Holbeach | |
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Bishop of Lincoln | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Lincoln |
Elected | c. 1547 |
Installed | c. 1547 |
Term ended | 1551 (death) |
Predecessor | John Longland |
Successor | John Taylor |
Other posts |
Prior of Worcester (1536–1540) Bishop suffragan of Bristol (1538–1544) Dean of Worcester (1542–1544) Bishop of Rochester (1544–1547) |
Orders | |
Consecration | c. 1538 |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Henry Rands |
Born |
c. 1477 Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England |
Died |
2 August 1551 Nettleham, Lincolnshire, England |
Buried | 7 August 1551, Nettleham |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Anglican |
Henry Holbeach (c. 1477 – 2 August 1551) was an English clergyman who served as the last Prior and first Dean of Worcester, a suffragan bishop, and diocesan bishop of two Church of England dioceses.
Life
Born as Henry Rands (or Randes) in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, he assumed the name of his birthplace on becoming a monk at Crowland Abbey. He proceeded to Cambridge (Bachelor of Theology {BTh} 1527, Doctor of Theology {DTh} 1534), and became prior of Buckingham College, Cambridge.[1]
In 1536, he was elected the Prior of Worcester,[2] and two years later he also became the Bishop of Bristol, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Worcester.[3] Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540, the priory was re-established as a cathedral with Holbeach becoming the first Dean of Worcester in 1542.[4] In 1544, he became Bishop of Rochester,[5] and finally in 1547 Bishop of Lincoln.[6]
Marriage
He is believed to have been the first of the English (post reformation) bishops to have been married, his wife Joan proving his will on 5 October 1551 and he left a son Thomas Randes. According to his descendant, Cater Rand, he was "one of the compilers of the liturgy". Holbeach developed the sweating sickness and died on 2 August 1551 at Nettleham (some accounts give 6 August as date of death) and was buried there on 7 August 1551.
References
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Holbeach (formerly Rands), Henry. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ Priors of Worcester: 1297-1538. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
- ↑ Bishops of Bristol: 1538-1836. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
- ↑ Deans of Worcester: 1540-1874. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
- ↑ Bishops of Rochester: 1540-1860. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
- ↑ Bishops of Lincoln: 1521-1868. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
Church of England titles | ||
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New title | Bishop of Bristol 1538–1544 |
Diocese of Bristol erected |
Preceded by Nicholas Heath |
Bishop of Rochester 1544–1547 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Ridley |
Preceded by John Longland |
Bishop of Lincoln 1547–1551 |
Succeeded by John Taylor |