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.

Thomas Cobham

Bishop of Worcester
ChurchCatholic Church
ProvinceCanterbury
Appointed31 March 1317
Installed28 October 1317
Term ended27 August 1327
PredecessorWalter Maidstone
SuccessorWulstan Bransford
Previous post(s)Archbishop-elect of Canterbury (May–October 1313)
Orders
Consecration22 May 1317
Personal details
Died27 August 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.

He may have been Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, but there is confusion with another similarly named person who was also Chancellor in the 15th century.[7]

Citations

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  1. ^ British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on September 11, 2007
  2. ^ British History Online Archdeacons of Lewes accessed on September 11, 2007
  3. ^ Weir Queen Isabella p. 94
  4. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 233
  5. ^ Weir Queen Isabella p. 95
  6. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279
  7. ^ [1] accessed on February 17, 2023

References

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  • British History Online Archdeacons of Lewes accessed on September 11, 2007
  • British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on September 11, 2007
  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Weir, Alison Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England New York: Ballantine 2005 ISBN 0-345-45319-0
  • British History Online: The University of Cambridge: Chancellors accessed on February 17, 2023
Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
1422–1423
Succeeded by
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Robert Winchelsey
(archbishop)
Archbishop-elect of Canterbury
May–October 1313
Succeeded by
Walter Reynolds
(archbishop)
Preceded by Bishop of Worcester
1317–1327
Succeeded by