Henry Holbeach
| The Right Reverend Henry Holbeach |
|
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lincoln | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lincoln |
| Elected | c. 1547 |
| Installed | c. 1547 |
| Term ended | 1551 (death) |
| Predecessor | John Longland |
| Successor | John Taylor |
| Other posts | Bishop of Rochester (1544–1547) Dean of Worcester (1542–1544) Bishop suffragan of Bristol (1538–1544) Prior of Worcester (1536–1540) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | c. 1538 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Henry Rands |
| Born | c. 1477 Holbeach, Lincolnshire |
| Died | 2 August 1551 Nettleham |
| Buried | 7 August 1551, Nettleham |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
Henry Holbeach (c. 1477 – 2 August 1551) was an English clergyman who served as the last Prior and first Dean of Worcester, a suffragan bishop, and diocesan bishop of two Church of England dioceses.
Life
Born as Henry Rands (or Randes) in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, he assumed the name of his birthplace on becoming a monk at Crowland Abbey. He proceeded to Cambridge (B.Th. 1527, D.Th. 1534), and became prior of Buckingham College, Cambridge.[1]
In 1536, he was elected the Prior of Worcester,[2] and two years later he also became the Suffragan Bishop of Bristol in the Diocese of Worcester.[3] Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540, the priory was re-established as a cathedral with Holbeach becoming the first Dean of Worcester in 1542.[4] In 1544, he became Bishop of Rochester,[5] and finally in 1547 Bishop of Lincoln.[6]
Marriage
He is believed to have been the first of the English (post reformation) bishops to have been married, his wife Joan proving his will on 5 October 1551 and he left a son Thomas Randes. According to his descendant, Cater Rand, he was "one of the compilers of the liturgy". Holbeach developed the sweating sickness and died on 2 August 1551 at Nettleham (some accounts give 6 August as date of death) and was buried there on 7 August 1551.
References
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Holbeach (formerly Rands), Henry. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ Priors of Worcester: 1297-1538. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
- ↑ Bishops of Bristol: 1538-1836. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
- ↑ Deans of Worcester: 1540-1874. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
- ↑ Bishops of Rochester: 1540-1860. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
- ↑ Bishops of Lincoln: 1521-1868. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title | Suffragan Bishop of Bristol 1538–1544 |
Became a diocesan title |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Rochester 1544–1547 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Ridley |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Lincoln 1547–1551 |
Succeeded by John Taylor |
- 1551 deaths
- People from Holbeach
- Bishops of Lincoln
- Bishops of Bristol
- Bishops of Rochester
- 16th-century English bishops
- English Christian monks
- Anglican monks
- Deans of Worcester
- People associated with the Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Year of birth uncertain
- People of the Tudor period
- Deaths by sweating sickness
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
