Robert Sherborne

Robert Sherborne
Bishop of St David's (1505–1508) Bishop of Chichester (1508–1536)
Monument in Chichester Cathedral
Diocese	Diocese of Chichester
Orders
Ordination	5 March 1501
Personal details
Born	c. 1453 Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire, England
Died	1536

Robert Sherborne^[1] (born c. 1453 ^[2]^[3] died 1536) was Bishop of St David's from 1505 to 1508 and Bishop of Chichester from 1508 to 1536.

Sherborne was born in Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire, and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.^[4] He was Master of St. Cross Hospital, near Winchester and a Canon of Wells Cathedral until 1493.

Sherborne was Archdeacon of Huntingdon (1494–1496), Archdeacon of Buckingham and of Taunton (1496–1505)^[5] and Dean of St Paul's (1499–1505).^[6] Exceptionally, he held ecclesiastical posts prior to ordination: he was made a deacon in 1499 and ordained a priest on 5 March 1501.^[5] He acted as royal ambassador to the pope several times. From 1505 to 1508 he was bishop of St David's,^[7] a post he obtained by forging a papal bull. When the forgery was discovered, Henry VII wrote to the pope on his behalf. Sherborne does not seem to have been punished, and in 1508 was made bishop of Chichester, this time legitimately by a real papal bull.^[8]

Sherborne was a patron of the artist Lambert Barnard, commissioning several series of paintings from him.^[9]^[10] He founded the Free Grammar School in Rolleston, around 1520,^[11] which continued to 1909.^[12]

References

^ Sherborn, Shirbirn, Sherburne, Sherburn, Sherbourne.
^ Bishop Sherborne's own writings quoted in Francis W. Steer, Robert Sherburne Bishop of Chichester: Some Aspects of his Life Reconsidered, Chichester Papers No. 16 (Chichester City Council, 1960), p.2
^ St Mary's Church, Rolleston-on-Dove Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Scadden-Sheyne
^ ^a ^b Christopher Harper-Bill (January 2011) [2004]. "Sherborn, Robert (c.1454–1536)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25357. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ Deans of St Paul's | British History Online
^ Bishops of St. Davids
^ "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Sherborne, Robert - Wikisource, the free online library".
^ Croft-Murray, Edward, ‘Lambert Barnard: An English Early Renaissance Painter', Archaeological Journal, Vol. 113, (1957), pp. 108-125
^ Coke, Karen, Lambert Barnard, Chichester’s Tudor Painter (Chichester, Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral, 2014)
^ Roehampton - Romsey | British History Online
^ The Roots of Education

Sources

Concise Dictionary of National Biography
Steer, Francis W., Robert Sherburne Bishop of Chichester: Some Aspects of his Life Reconsidered, Chichester Papers No. 16 (Chichester City Council, 1960)

St Paul's Cathedral

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High Medieval	Wulman Ranulf Flambard (disputed) William de Mareni Ralph de Langford Hugh de Mareni Ralph de Diceto Alard de Burnham Gervase de Howbridge Robert de Watford Martin de Pattishall Geoffrey de Lucy William of Sainte-Mère-Église Henry de Cornhill Walter de Saleron Robert de Barton Peter de Newport Richard Talbot John de Ebulo Geoffrey de Fering John Chishull Hervey de Boreham Thomas Ingoldsthorpe Roger de La Legh William de Montfort Ralph Baldock
Late Medieval	Arnald Frangerius de Cantilupo John Sandale Richard Newport Roger Northburgh Vitalis de Testa John de Everdon Gilbert de Bruera Richard de Kilvington Walter de Alderbury Thomas Trilleck John de Appleby Thomas de Eure Thomas Stowe Thomas More Reginald Kentwood Thomas Lisieux Lawrence Booth William Say Roger Radclyffe Thomas Wynterbourne William Worsley
Early modern	Robert Sherborne John Colet Richard Pace Richard Sampson John Incent William May John Feckenham Henry Cole William May (again) Alexander Nowell John Overall Valentine Cary John Donne Thomas Winniffe Richard Steward Matthew Nicholas John Barwick William Sancroft Edward Stillingfleet John Tillotson William Sherlock Henry Godolphin Francis Hare Joseph Butler Thomas Secker John Hume Frederick Cornwallis Thomas Newton Thomas Thurlow
Late modern	George Pretyman Tomline William Van Mildert Charles Sumner Edward Copleston Henry Hart Milman Henry Longueville Mansel Richard William Church Robert Gregory William Ralph Inge Walter Matthews Martin Sullivan Alan Webster Eric Evans John Moses Graeme Knowles Michael Colclough (acting) David Ison Andrew Tremlett

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(current)

Paula Gooder (Canon Chancellor)
James Milne (Canon Precentor)
Tricia Hillas (Canon Pastor)
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Rosemary Morton (Minor Canon Succentor)
Helen O'Sullivan (Priest Vicar Chaplain)
Rachel Weir (Minor Canon)

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High Medieval

Archdeacons beyond the Parrett	Hugh of Tournai Richard Ralph of Lechlade Robert de Geldford
Archdeacons of Taunton	William of Wrotham Peter of Chichester Hugh de Wilton Walter of St Quentin William Burnell William de Molendino

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v t e Archdeacons of Huntingdon, of Huntingdon and Wisbech and of Wisbech
High Medieval	Nicholas (Archdeacon of Cambridge, Huntingdon and Hertford) Henry of Huntingdon Hugh Nicholas de Sigillo Robert de Hardres William de Cornhill Robert de Hailes/of Hailes Philip de Fauconberg Gilbert de Tantone William de Arundel T. Robert de Hicche R. Roger of Raveningham William of Newark Roger Martival John de Colonna Walter Wutton/of Wootton
Late Medieval	Arnald de le Breto Guicard de le Breto James Berkeley Richard Brinchesle William Whittlesey Pedro Cardinal Gòmez de Barroso Fortanerius Vassalli John Swynle/Swynlegh John Lincoln of Grimsby William Welborne Eudo Zouche/la Zouche John Tibbay Richard Hethe William Lassells Richard Morsby Richard Hayman Vincent Clement John Morton John Blyth Thomas Hutton Robert Sherborne Christopher Urswick William Warham John Foster John Constable William Atwater Richard Rawlins William Knight
Early modern	Richard Gwent Anthony Draycot Robert Beaumont John Bullingham Robert Condall Nathan Gifford William Laud Owen Gwyn/Gwynne Richard Holdsworth Peter Mews William Johnson Henry Downhall Richard Perrinchief John Hammond White Kennett John Sturges William Lunn Timothy Neve Charles Jenner Nicholas Cholwell Michael Tyson Thomas Parkinson Thomas Middleton James Hook John Hollingworth Henry Yorke
Late modern	Francis McDougall Gerald Vesey Thomas Hodgson Kenneth Knowles William Uthwatt James Jones Arthur Royle Dennis Page David Young Richard Sledge John Beer Hugh McCurdy, Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech Richard Harlow, Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech
of Wisbech (1915–2004)	Colin Campbell James Srawley George Ward Seiriol Evans John Pelloe George Fox William Patterson David Fleming Jim Rone John Beer (Acting?)

v t e Bishops of St Davids
Early medieval	Saint David Cynog Saint Teilo Ceneu Morfael Haernynin Elwaed Gurnuru Llunwerth I Gwrgwst Gwrgan Clydog Einion Elfodd Ethelman Elaunc Maelsgwyd Sadyrnfyw Cadell Sulhaithnay Nobis Idwal Asser Arthwael Samson Ruelin Rhydderch Elwyn Morfyw Llunwerth II Eneuris Sulhidyr Ivor Morgeneu
High medieval	Nathan Ieuan Arwystl Erbin Trahaearn Joseph Bleiddud Sulien Abraham Sulien Rhygyfarch Wilfrid Daniel Bernard David FitzGerald Peter de Leia Gerald of Wales Geoffrey de Henlaw Iorwerth Anselm le Gras Thomas Wallensis Richard Carew Thomas Bek
Late medieval	David Martyn Henry Gower John of Thoresby Reginald Brian Thomas Fastolf Adam Houghton Richard Mitford John Gilbert Guy Mone Henry Chichele John Catterick Stephen Patrington Benedict Nichols Thomas Rodborne William Lyndwood John Langton John De la Bere Robert Tully Richard Martyn Thomas Langton Hugh Pavy John Morgan
Early modern	Robert Sherborne Edward Vaughan Richard Rawlins William Barlow Robert Ferrar Henry Morgan Thomas Young Richard Davies Marmaduke Middleton Anthony Rudd Richard Milbourne William Laud Theophilus Feild Roger Maynwaring Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) William Lucy William Thomas Laurence Womock John Lloyd Thomas Watson George Bull Philip Bisse Adam Ottley Richard Smalbroke Elias Sydall Nicholas Clagett Edward Willes Richard Trevor Anthony Ellys Samuel Squire Robert Lowth Charles Moss James Yorke John Warren Edward Smallwell Samuel Horsley William Stuart Lord George Murray Thomas Burgess John Jenkinson Connop Thirlwall Basil Jones John Owen
Church in Wales	John Owen David Prosser (Archbishop of Wales) William Havard John Richards Eric Roberts George Noakes (Archbishop of Wales) Ivor Rees Huw Jones Carl Cooper Wyn Evans Joanna Penberthy Dorrien Davies

v t e Bishops of Chichester
Bishops of Selsey	Wilfrid Eadberht Eolla Sigeferth Aluberht Oswald Gislhere Tota Wihthun Æthelwulf Cynered Guthheard Wighelm Beornheah Wulfhun Guthheard Ælfred Brihthelm Eadhelm Æthelgar Ordbriht Ælfmær Æthelric I Grimketel Heca Æthelric II Stigand See translated
High Medieval	Godfrey Ralph de Luffa Seffrid Hilary John of Greenford Seffrid Simon of Wells Nicholas de Aquila Richard Poore Ranulf of Wareham Ralph Neville Robert Passelewe Richard de la Wich John Climping Stephen Bersted Gilbert of St Leonard
Late Medieval	John Langton Robert de Stratford William Lenn William Reade Thomas Rushhook Richard Mitford Robert Waldby Robert Reed Stephen Patrington Henry Ware John Kemp Thomas Polton John Rickingale Thomas Brunce Simon Sydenham Richard Praty Adam Moleyns Reginald Pecock John Arundel Edward Story Richard FitzJames
Early modern	Robert Sherborne Richard Sampson George Day John Scory George Day John Christopherson William Barlow Richard Curteys Thomas Bickley Anthony Watson Lancelot Andrewes Samuel Harsnett George Carleton Richard Montagu Brian Duppa Henry King Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) Henry King Peter Gunning Ralph Brideoake Guy Carleton John Lake Simon Patrick Robert Grove John Williams Thomas Manningham Thomas Bowers Edward Waddington Francis Hare Matthias Mawson Sir William Ashburnham
Late modern	John Buckner Robert Carr Edward Maltby William Otter Philip Shuttleworth Ashurst Gilbert Richard Durnford Ernest Wilberforce Charles Ridgeway Winfrid Burrows George Bell Roger Wilson Eric Kemp John Hind Martin Warner