Henry Holbeach

Henry Holbeach
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(1551-08-02)
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

  1. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Holbeach (formerly Rands), Henry. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. Priors of Worcester: 1297-1538. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
  3. Bishops of Bristol: 1538-1836. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
  4. Deans of Worcester: 1540-1874. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
  5. Bishops of Rochester: 1540-1860. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
  6. Bishops of Lincoln: 1521-1868. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.

Church of England titles
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
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