Robert Holgate
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Robert Holgate | |
Archbishop of York | |
Enthroned | 1545 |
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Ended | 1554 |
Predecessor | Edward Lee |
Successor | Nicholas Heath |
Born | 1481/1482 |
Died | 1555 |
Robert Holgate (1481/1482 – 1555) was Bishop of Llandaff and then Archbishop of York (from 1545 to 1554). He recognised Henry VIII as leader of the Church of England.
[edit] External links
- Archbishop Holgate's School
- H.L. Parish, ‘Holgate, Robert (1481/2–1555)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 5 June 2007
Church of England titles | ||
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Preceded by George de Athequa |
Bishop of Llandaff 1537 – 1545 |
Succeeded by Anthony Kitchin |
Preceded by Edward Lee |
Archbishop of York 1545 – 1554 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Heath |