Henry Chichele

Not to be confused with Henry Chicheley.

The Most Reverend

Henry Chichele
Archbishop of Canterbury
Primate of All England
19th-century imaginary portrait of Henry Chichele
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed28 April 1414
Term ended12 April 1443
PredecessorThomas Arundel
SuccessorJohn Stafford
Other post(s)Bishop of St Davids
Orders
Consecration17 June 1408
by Gregory XII
Personal details
Born1363 or 1364
Died12 April 1443
Coat of armsHenry Chichele's coat of arms
Arms of Chichele: Or, a chevron between three cinquefoils gules
Ceiling of entrance of Canterbury Cathedral showing the king's arms in centre surrounded by 8 shields: 5 royal princes and dukes, the arms of Mortimer, Beauchamp (Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (1382–1439)) and Archbishop Henry Chichele impaled by arms of See of Canterbury (bottom)

Henry Chichele (/ˈtʃɪtʃəliː/ CHICH-ə-lee, also Checheley; c. 1364 – 12 April 1443) was Archbishop of Canterbury (1414–1443) and founded All Souls College, Oxford.