Hamo Hethe

Hamo Hethe
Bishop of Rochester
Church Catholic
Elected 18 March 1317
Term ended early 1352
Predecessor Thomas Wouldham
Successor John Sheppey
Orders
Consecration 26 August 1319
Personal details
Died 4 May 1352

Hamo Hethe was a medieval Bishop of Rochester, England. He was elected on 18 March 1317 and consecrated on 26 August 1319. He resigned the see in early 1352 before his death on 4 May 1352.[1]

Hethe, along with Archbishop Melton, Thomas Cobham and Stephen de Gravesend, alone spoke up in Edward II's defence during the Parliamentary session that deposed Edward.[2]

Citations

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
  2. Weir Queen Isabella p. 257

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Thomas Wouldham
Bishop of Rochester
1317–1352
Succeeded by
John Sheppey
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