Henry Deane

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Henry Deane (* 1440 ; † February 15, 1503 in Lambeth Palace ) was a Roman Catholic bishop and held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1501 until his death .

On April 13, 1494 he was installed by Henry VII as Bishop of Bangor . On September 13, 1494, before his episcopal ordination , he became Lord Chancellor of Ireland . In 1495 he resigned from the office of Lord Chancellor. In July 1495 Deane was from Pope Alexander VI. retrospectively confirmed as Bishop of Bangor.

When the Bishop of Salisbury John Blythe died in August 1499, Deane was appointed new bishop by Henry VII on December 7th. This was confirmed by the Pope in January 1500.

After the death of John Morton , Archbishop of Canterbury , Deane succeeded him as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal on October 13, 1500 and remained so until July 27, 1502. On April 26, 1501 he was elected Archbishop of Canterbury . Thomas Langton , the Bishop of Winchester , originally elected to succeed John Morton, died on January 27, 1501. Deane received his papal endorsement on May 22nd of the same year.

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  1. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 275
  2. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 252
  3. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 86
  4. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 211

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predecessor Office successor
Alexander Plunket Lord Chancellor of Ireland
1494–1495
Walter Fitzsimon
Richard Edenham Bishop of Bangor
1494–1500
Thomas Pigot
John Blythe Bishop of Salisbury
1500–1501
Edmund Audley
John Morton
as Lord Chancellor
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
1500–1502
William Warham
John Morton Archbishop of Canterbury
1501–1503
William Warham