Richard Thornden

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Richard Thornden was an eminent 16th Century Priest.
In 1524 he was appointed Warden of Canterbury College, Oxford and after that was a Prebendary at Canterbury Cathedral.[1] Appointed the second Bishop of Dover in 1545,[2] he held the post until his death in 1557.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Michael Zell, ‘Thornden, Richard (c.1490–1558)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/68339, accessed 31 Dec 2008]
  2. ↑ John Foxes book of Martyrs
  3. ↑ equinoxjournals
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