Thomas Cobham | |
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Bishop of Worcester | |
Province | Canterbury |
Appointed | 31 March 1317 |
Installed | 28 October 1317 |
Term ended | 27 August 1327 |
Predecessor | Walter Maidstone |
Successor | Wulstan Bransford |
Orders | |
Consecration | 22 May 1317 |
Personal details | |
Died | 27 August 1327 |
Previous post(s) | Archbishop-elect of Canterbury (May–October 1313) |
Thomas Cobham (died 1327) was an English churchman, who was Archbishop-elect of Canterbury in 1313 and later Bishop of Worcester from 1317 to 1327.
Cobham earned a Doctor of Theology and a Doctor of Canon Law [1] and served as Archdeacon of Lewes from 1301 to around 1305. [2] Cobham was nominated to replace Archbishop Robert Winchelsey in 1313, by the monks of Christ Church Priory, Canterbury. [3] The election took place on 28 May 1313. [4] King Edward II intervened and petitioned the pope to appoint the Bishop of Worcester – Walter Reynolds to Canterbury instead of Cobham. Pope Clement V acquiesced and issued a bull dismissing the election of Cobham on 1 October 1313 [4] and installing Reynolds in his stead. [5]
On 31 March 1317, Cobham was provided to the bishopric of Worcester, and was consecrated on 22 May 1317. [6]
Cobham died on 27 August 1327. [6] His library was given to the University of Oxford.
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