Charles Booth (bishop)

Styles of Charles Booth, D.C.L.
Reference style	The Right Reverend
Spoken style	My Lord or Bishop

Charles Booth, D.C.L. (died 1535) was a sixteenth-century clergyman who served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1516 to 1535.

Ecclesiastical career

Prior to his episcopal appointment he held a number of ecclesiastical posts. The first of those was as the Treasurer of Lichfield Cathedral from 1495 to 1516. ^[1] He was also appointed to three prebendaries at Lincoln Cathedral: Clifton (1501–1504), ^[2] Farndon-cum-Balderton (1504–1516), ^[3] and Reculversland (c.1507–1516). ^[4] During that period, he was also the Archdeacon of Buckingham from 1505 to 1516. ^[5]

He was nominated bishop of the diocese of Hereford by King Henry VIII on 22 April 1516 and appointed by papal provision on 21 July 1516. ^{[6] [7] [8]} His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 30 November 1516. ^{[7] [8]} He was enthroned at Hereford Cathedral in January 1517 and received possession of the temporalities of the see on 19 February 1517. ^[8]

He died in office on 5 May 1535. ^{[7] [8]}

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References

1. Horn 2003, "Treasurers of Lichfield", Coventry and Lichfield Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 10, pp. 11–12.
2. King 1962, "Prebendaries of Clifton", Lincoln Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 1, pp. 52–54.
3. King 1962, "Prebendaries of Farndon-cum-Balderton", Lincoln Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 1, pp. 65–66.
4. King 1962, "Prebendaries of Reculversland", Lincoln Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 1, pp. 57–59.
5. King 1962, "Archdeacons of Buckingham", Lincoln Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 1, pp. 15–16.
6. Eubel 1923, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, volume 3, p. 209.
7. Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 251.
8. Horn 1962, "Bishops of Hereford", Hereford Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 2, pp. 1–3.

Bibliography

• Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (in Latin). Vol. 3. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
• Horn, J. M. (1962). Hereford Diocese. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541. Vol. 2. British History Online.
• Horn, J. M. (2003). Coventry and Lichfield Diocese. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857. Vol. 10. British History Online.
• King, H. P. F. (1962). Lincoln Diocese. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541. Vol. 1. British History Online.

Religious titles
Preceded by Robert Sherborne	Archdeacon of Buckingham 1505–1516	Succeeded by John Taylor
Preceded by Richard Mayew	Bishop of Hereford 1516–1535	Succeeded by Edward Foxe