Thomas Kempe

Kempe was the nephew of John Kemp, Archbishop of Canterbury.

This article is about the Bishop of London. For German soccer player, see Thomas Kempe (footballer).

Thomas Kempe
Bishop of London
Appointed	21 August 1448
Term ended	28 March 1489
Predecessor	Robert Gilbert
Successor	Richard Hill
Orders
Consecration	8 February 1450
Personal details
Died	28 March 1489
Denomination	Catholic
Previous post	Archdeacon of Richmond

Thomas Kempe was a medieval Bishop of London.

Kempe was provided to London on 21 August 1448 and consecrated on 8 February 1450. He died on 28 March 1489.[1] He had previously held the offices of Archdeacon of York and then Richmond from 1442 to 1448.[2]

There was a memorial to him by the tenth column at the west end of Old St Paul's Cathedral.[3]

Citations

1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 259
2. Jones Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 6: Northern province (York, Carlisle and Durham): Archdeacons: Richmond
3. "Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p91: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909

References

• 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.
• Jones, B. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 6: Northern province (York, Carlisle and Durham): Archdeacons: Richmond. Institute for Historical Research.

External links

• Will of Thomas Kempe

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Robert Gilbert	Bishop of London 1448–1489	Succeeded by Richard Hill