William Senhouse

William Senhouse (died 1505), also called William Sever, was an English priest, successively Bishop of Carlisle, 1495–1502, and Bishop of Durham, 1502–1505.

William Senhouse
Bishop of Durham
Appointed	27 June 1502
Term ended	1505
Predecessor	Richard Foxe
Successor	Christopher Bainbridge
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Carlisle
Orders
Consecration	1496
Personal details
Died	1505
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Senhouse was educated at the University of Oxford and became a Benedictine monk at St Mary's Abbey, York, being elected abbot in 1485. He was selected as bishop of Carlisle on 4 September 1495, and consecrated in 1496.^[1] He was translated to Durham on 27 June 1502.^[2]

Senhouse died in 1505.^[2]

Citations

1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 236
2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 242

References

• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Richard Bell	Bishop of Carlisle 1495–1502	Succeeded by Roger Leyburn
Preceded by Richard Foxe	Bishop of Durham 1502–1505	Succeeded by Christopher Bainbridge