William Senhouse
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Durham |
| Title | Bishop of Durham |
| Period in office | 1502–1505 |
| Predecessor | Richard Foxe |
| Successor | Christopher Bainbridge |
| Religious career | |
| Previous bishoprics | Bishop of Carlisle |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | 1505 |
William Senhouse (died 1505), also called William Sever, was an English priest, successively Bishop of Carlisle, 1495–1502, and Bishop of Durham, 1502–1505.
He was educated at the University of Oxford and became a Benedictine monk at St Mary's Abbey, York, being elected abbot in 1485. He was selected as bishop of Carlisle on September 4, 1495, and consecrated in 1496.[1] He was translated to Durham on June 27, 1502.[2]
He died in 1505.[2]
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[edit] References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Bell |
Bishop of Carlisle 1495–1502 |
Succeeded by Richard Leyburn |
| Preceded by Richard Foxe |
Bishop of Durham 1502–1505 |
Succeeded by Christopher Bainbridge |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Senhouse, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sever, William |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Carlisle, Bishop of Durham |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1505 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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