James Brooks (bishop)

For other people named James Brooks, see James Brooks (disambiguation).

The Right Reverend

James Brooks
Bishop of Gloucester
ChurchRoman Catholic
Installed6 July 1554
Term ended1558
PredecessorJohn Hooper
SuccessorRichard Cheyney
Orders
Consecration1 April 1554
by Edmund Bonner
Personal details
BornMay 1512
Hampshire, England
Died7 September 1558
BuriedGloucester Cathedral

James Brooks (or Brookes) (May 1512 – 7 September 1558) was an English Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Gloucester.[1]

  1. ^ Litzenberger, Caroline. "Brooks, James". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3565. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)