GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-001287
NameRichard Bancroft
TitleArchbishop
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. ca. 1544-09-12 - d. 1610-11-02 (old)
Linked Manuscriptsdedicatee - Seven sermons preached by Thomas Bradbury: MS 16973B
Linked SermonsSermon on 1 John 4:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)
Linked ReportsLetter from Robert Bruce to Sir Francis Walsingham on a Sermon by Richard Bancroft -- preacher
Associated PlacesLondon -- BishopricProvince of Canterbury -- BishopricCottingham -- ParishTeversham -- ParishWrotham -- ParishChrist's College -- Place of StudyJesus College -- Place of StudyCanterbury -- PostOxford University -- PostSt Patrick's Cathedral -- PostSt Paul's Cathedral -- PostWestminster Abbey -- Post
Source of DataJeanne Shami; Adam Richter
Biographical Sources ConsultedODNB (Article: 1272), ACAD (Venn; ID: BNCT563R)
Other NotePrecise date of birth unknown, but Bancroft was baptized on 12 September 1544. B.A. (1567) from Christ's College, Cambridge. M.A. (1570) from Jesus College, Cambridge. Became D.D. in 1585. Prebendary of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, c. 1567. University preacher at Cambridge beginning in 1576. Rector of Teversham, Cambridgeshire beginning in 1576; of Cottingham, Northamptonshire beginning in 1586; and of Wrotham, Kent, 1594-1597. Treasurer of St Paul's beginning in 1586 and prebendary beginning in 1590. Canon of Westminster beginning in 1587. Prebendary of Canterbury beginning in 1595. Bishop of London, 1597-1604. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1604-1610. Chancellor of Oxford, 1608-1610.
GEMMS record createdFebruary 23, 2017
GEMMS record last editedJanuary 21, 2018