John Fisher | |
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| Cardinal Bishop of Rochester | |
 Depicted by a follower of Hans Holbein the Younger | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Metropolis | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| See | Rochester |
| Appointed | 14 October 1504 |
| Installed | 24 April 1505 |
| Term ended | 2 January 1535 |
| Predecessor | Richard FitzJames |
| Successor | Nicholas Heath |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale |
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| Ordination | 17 December 1491 by Thomas Rotherham |
| Consecration | 24 November 1504 by William Warham |
| Created cardinal | 21 May 1535 by Pope Paul III |
| Rank | Bishop, Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 19 October 1469[1] |
| Died | 22 June 1535 (aged 65) Tower Hill, London, Kingdom of England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | faciam vos fieri piscatores hominum ("I shall make you fishers of men") |
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| Sainthood | |
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| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Anglicanism |
| Title as Saint | Bishop and martyr, Bishop of Rochester |
| Beatified | 29 December 1886 Rome, Kingdom of Italy, by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | 19 May 1935 Vatican City, by Pope Pius XI |
| Patronage | Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester; Rochester, New York |
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| Informal style | Cardinal |
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John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535) was an English Catholic bishop, theologian and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He is honoured as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.
Fisher was executed by order of Henry VIII during the English Reformation for refusing to accept him as the supreme head of the Church of England and for upholding the Catholic Church's doctrine of papal supremacy. He was named a cardinal shortly before his death.
In answer to a popular petition of English Catholics, Pope Pius XI canonized John Fisher and Thomas More on 19 May 1935 as representatives of the many Catholic martyrs of England. The two martyrs share a common feast day on 22 June in the current General Roman Calendar of the Catholic Church. His name also appears in some Anglican calendars of saints.
- ^ Based upon his baptismal date as taken from "Lives of the Saints, For Every Day of the Year," edited by the Rev. Hugo Hoever OSB Cist, New York: Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1951