Thomas Bourchier (cardinal)
Thomas Bourchier | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of All England | |
1909 stained glass depiction in Sevenoaks Church, Kent, of Thomas Bourchier, wearing a cardinal's galero (a broad-brimmed hat). His residence of Knole House, which he built, was situated opposite the church | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 23 April 1454 |
| Installed | 26 January 1455 |
| Term ended | 30 March 1486 |
| Predecessor | John Kemp |
| Successor | John Morton |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1433 |
| Consecration | 15 May 1435 by Henry Beaufort |
| Created cardinal | 18 September 1467 by Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1404 |
| Died | 30 March 1486 Knole House |
| Buried | Canterbury Cathedral |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | University of Oxford |
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Thomas Bourchier (1404 – 30 March 1486) was a medieval English cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor of England.