Thomas Wouldham
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Thomas Wouldham was a medieval Bishop of Rochester
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of Rochester Cathedral
on 24 December 1283. He was elected bishop
by the chapter but renounced the election. He was again elected bishop on 6 June 1291 and consecrated on 6 January 1292. He died on 28 February 1317.
Bishop of Rochester
The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
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Life
Wouldham was elected as priorPrior
Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St...
of Rochester Cathedral
Rochester Cathedral
Rochester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Norman church in Rochester, Kent. The bishopric is second oldest in England after Canterbury...
on 24 December 1283. He was elected bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
by the chapter but renounced the election. He was again elected bishop on 6 June 1291 and consecrated on 6 January 1292. He died on 28 February 1317.