Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer (c. 1487 – 16 October 1555) was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester during the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555 under the Catholic Queen Mary I he was burned at the stake, becoming one of the three Oxford Martyrs of Anglicanism.
The Right Reverend Hugh Latimer | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Worcester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Worcester |
| In office | 1535–1539 |
| Predecessor | Girolamo Ghinucci |
| Successor | John Bell |
| Other post(s) | Chaplain to the Royal Household |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 July 1515 |
| Consecration | 1535 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1487 Thurcaston, Leicestershire, Kingdom of England |
| Died | 16 October 1555 (aged 67-68) Oxford, Oxfordshire, Kingdom of England |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
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