Richard Foxe

For other people with similar names, see Richard Fox (disambiguation).
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Richard Foxe
Bishop of Winchester
ChurchRoman Catholic
Appointed20 August 1501
Term ended5 October 1528
PredecessorThomas Langton
SuccessorThomas Wolsey
Previous post(s)Bishop of Exeter
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Bishop of Durham
Orders
Consecration8 April 1487
by John Morton
Personal details
Bornc. 1448
Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Died5 October 1528 (aged 79–80)
England
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsRichard Foxe's coat of arms
Richard Foxe, portrait after Johannes Corvus, late 16th century, National Portrait Gallery, London. At left are the arms of the See of Exeter impaling Foxe (Azure, a pelican in her piety or) at right are the arms of the See of Winchester impaling Foxe, the whole circumscribed by the Garter
Arms of Richard Foxe: Azure, a pelican in her piety on her nest proper[1] with pelican often shown or

Richard Foxe (sometimes Richard Fox) (c. 1448 – 5 October 1528)[2] was an English churchman, the founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was successively Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, and became also Lord Privy Seal.

  1. ^ Izacke, Richard (c.1624–1698), (improved and continued to the year 1724 by Samuel Izacke), Remarkable Antiquities of the City of Exeter, 3rd Edition, London, 1731, A Perfect Catalogue of all the Bishops of this Church ... together with the Coats of Armory and Mottoes Described, pp.25-50 [1][2]
  2. ^ Pollard, Albert Frederick (1911). "Fox, Richard" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). pp. 766–767.