Reginald Pole
English cardinal, the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal and the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558, during the Counter-Reformation.
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Reginald Pole | |
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Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Installed | 22 March 1556 |
Term ended | 17 November 1558 |
Predecessor | Thomas Cranmer |
Successor | Matthew Parker |
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Ordination | 20 March 1556 |
Consecration | 22 March 1556 by Nicholas Heath |
Created cardinal | 22 December 1536 by Paul III |
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Born | (1500-03-12)12 March 1500 |
Died | 17 November 1558(1558-11-17) (aged 58) London, Kingdom of England |
Buried | The Corona, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent 51.27995°N 1.08248°E / 51.27995; 1.08248 |
Parents | Sir Richard Pole Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury |
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