Richard le Scrope
| Richard le Scrope | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of York | |
| Appointed | between 27 February 1398 and 15 March 1398 |
| Enthroned | unknown |
| Reign ended | 8 June 1405 |
| Predecessor | Robert Waldby |
| Successor | Thomas Langley |
| Other posts | Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 19 August 1386 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | circa 1350 |
| Died | 8 June 1405 York |
| Buried | York Minster |
Richard le Scrope (c. 1350 – 8 June 1405) was Bishop of Lichfield then Archbishop of York.
Scrope was a younger son of Henry Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Masham.
Scrope earned a Doctorate in canon law.[1] He was provided to the see of Coventry and Lichfield on 18 August 1386, and consecrated on 19 August 1386. He was given the temporalities of the see on 15 November 1386.[2] He was consecrated at Genoa. He made a profession of obedience to the Archbishop of Canterbury on 27 March 1387 and was enthroned in his cathedral on 29 June 1387.[1] He was translated to York between 27 February 1398 and 15 March 1398, and given control of the temporalities on 23 June 1398.[3] He was arrested for treason on 29 May 1405[4] at his Bishopthorpe palace,[citation needed] and was beheaded outside the York city walls on 8 June 1405.[3][4][5]
[edit] Citations
- ^ a b Jones Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: volume 10: Coventry and Lichfield diocese: Bishops
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 253
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 282
- ^ a b Jones Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: volume 6: Northern province (York, Carlisle and Durham):Archbishops of York
- ^ "The Martyrdom of Archbishop Richard Scrope". The Catholic University of America. http://english.cua.edu/faculty/wright/maidston.cfm. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
[edit] References
- 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.
- Jones, B. (1963). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: volume 6: Northern province (York, Carlisle and Durham). Institute of Historical Research. http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=32506. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- Jones, B. (1964). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: volume 10: Coventry and Lichfield diocese. Institute of Historical Research. http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=32256. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Walter Skirlaw |
Bishop of Lichfield 1386–1398 |
Succeeded by John Burghill |
| Preceded by Robert Waldby |
Archbishop of York 1398–1405 |
Succeeded by Thomas Langley |
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