Richard FitzJames (died 15 January 1522) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Chichester and Bishop of London.
The Most Reverend Richard FitzJames | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 5 June 1506 |
| Term ended | 15 January 1522 |
| Predecessor | William Barnes |
| Successor | Cuthbert Tunstall |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Rochester Bishop of Chichester |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 21 May 1497 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 15 January 1522 |
FitzJames was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University in 1481 and 1491.
FitzJames was nominated to the see of Rochester on 2 January 1497 and consecrated on 21 May 1497. He was translated to the see of Chichester on 29 November 1503.[1] He was translated from Chichester to the see of London about 5 June 1506.[2]
The arms shown are those he used as Bishop of London. They were depicted in the ceiling of Old St Paul's Cathedral, London[3]
FitzJames died while Bishop of London on 15 January 1522.[4] During his life he had founded a school in Somerset, now called King's School Bruton.
Citations
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 268
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 240
- ^ Dingley, Thomas (c. 1680). History from Marble. London. p. 445.
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 259
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.