Edmund Bonner
Edmund Bonner (also Boner; c. 1500 – 5 September 1569) was Bishop of London from 1539 to 1549 and again from 1553 to 1559. Initially an instrumental figure in the schism of Henry VIII from Rome, he was antagonised by the Protestant reforms introduced by the Duke of Somerset and reconciled himself to Catholicism. He became notorious as "Bloody Bonner" for his role in the persecution of heretics under the Catholic government of Mary I of England, and ended his life as a prisoner under Queen Elizabeth I.
The Right Reverend Edmund Bonner | |
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| Bishop of London | |
Edmund Bonner in a 19th-century engraving after 16th-century portrait | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| Elected | 1539; 1553 |
| Term ended | 1549; 1559 (twice deprived) |
| Predecessor | John Stokesley; Nicholas Ridley |
| Successor | Nicholas Ridley; Edmund Grindal |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Hereford elected 27 November 1538 |
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| Ordination | c. 1519 |
| Consecration | 4 April 1540 by Stephen Gardiner |
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| Born | c. 1500 Hanley, Worcestershire |
| Died | 5 September 1569 The Marshalsea |
| Buried | Southwark, London (initially) |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Parents | Edmund Bonner & Elizabeth Frodsham |
| Alma mater | Broadgates Hall, Oxford |
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