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List of the archbishops of York

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A list of all the archbishops of York (1540–1835) arranged by date of appointment. Unless otherwise stated, the year of appointment is the year of consecration and the end of tenure is the year of death.

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ID NAME Year appointed (notes on appointment date) End of tenure (notes on end of tenure)
637 Lee, Edward 1531 1544
638 Holgate, Robert 1545 confirmed 1554 deprived
639 Heath, Nicholas 1555 confirmed 1559 deprived
640 Young, Thomas 1561 confirmed 1568
641 Grindal, Edmund 1570 confirmed 1576 translated
642 Sandes (Sandys), Edwin 1577 confirmed 1588
643 Piers, John 1589 confirmed 1594
644 Hutton, Matthew 1595 confirmed 1606
645 Matthew, Tobias 1606 confirmed 1628
646 Montaigne (Montague, Mountain), George 1628 confirmed 1628
647 Harsnett, Samuel 1629 confirmed 1631
648 Neile, Richard 1632 confirmed 1640
649 Williams, John 1641 confirmed 1650
650 Frewen, Accepted 1660 confirmed 1664
651 Sterne, Richard 1664 confirmed 1683
652 Dolben, John 1683 confirmed 1686
653 Lamplugh, Thomas 1688 confirmed 1691
654 Sharp, John 1691 1714
655 Dawes, William 1714 confirmed 1724
656 Blackburn, Lancelot 1724 confirmed 1743
657 Herring, Thomas 1743 confirmed 1747 translated
658 Hutton, Matthew 1747 confirmed 1757 translated
659 Gilbert, John 1757 confirmed 1761
660 Drummond, Robert Hay 1761 confirmed 1776
661 Markham, William 1777 confirmed 1807
662 Vernon (Harcourt), Edward Venables 1808 confirmed 1847

 

 

 


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