George Cromer
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George Cromer (died 1543) was an English churchman, who was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland in the reign of Henry VIII of England, from 1521/2[1].
Caught up in Henry's reformation of the Church of England, he was deprived of his see, Armagh[2]. He in fact continued in place as archbishop, despite suspicion from Henry and also suspension by the Pope, for alleged heresy[3][4].
He was Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1531, as a placeman of Garrett, 9th Earl of Kildare[5][6]
[edit] References
- Chapter in A.J. Hughes, William Nolan (eds.) (2001), Armagh: Interdisciplinary essays on the History of an Irish County
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Succession of the Bishops of Armagh [ Succession list ] : Free Genealogy Pages from Ulster Ancestry
- ^ George Cromer
- ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ [1], dating this at 1539.
- ^ Garrett, Ninth Earl of Kildare (1513-1534)
- ^ [2], [3].
