Henry Holbeach

The Right Reverend Henry Holbeach
Bishop of Lincoln
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Lincoln
Elected	c. 1547
Installed	c. 1547
Term ended	1551 (death)
Predecessor	John Longland
Successor	John Taylor
Other posts	Bishop of Rochester (1544–1547) Dean of Worcester (1542–1544) Bishop suffragan of Bristol (1538–1544) Prior of Worcester (1536–1540)
Orders
Consecration	c. 1538
Personal details
Birth name	Henry Rands
Born	c. 1477 Holbeach, Lincolnshire
Died	2 August 1551(1551-08-02) Nettleham
Buried	7 August 1551, Nettleham
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican

Henry Holbeach (c. 1477 – 2 August 1551) was an English clergyman who served as the last Prior and first Dean of Worcester, a suffragan bishop, and diocesan bishop of two Church of England dioceses.

Life

Born as Henry Rands (or Randes) in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, he assumed the name of his birthplace on becoming a monk at Crowland Abbey. He proceeded to Cambridge (B.Th. 1527, D.Th. 1534), and became prior of Buckingham College, Cambridge.^[1]

In 1536, he was elected the Prior of Worcester,^[2] and two years later he also became the Suffragan Bishop of Bristol in the Diocese of Worcester.^[3] Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540, the priory was re-established as a cathedral with Holbeach becoming the first Dean of Worcester in 1542.^[4] In 1544, he became Bishop of Rochester,^[5] and finally in 1547 Bishop of Lincoln.^[6]

Marriage

He is believed to have been the first of the English (post reformation) bishops to have been married, his wife Joan proving his will on 5 October 1551 and he left a son Thomas Randes. According to his descendant, Cater Rand, he was "one of the compilers of the liturgy". Holbeach developed the sweating sickness and died on 2 August 1551 at Nettleham (some accounts give 6 August as date of death) and was buried there on 7 August 1551.

References

↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Holbeach (formerly Rands), Henry. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
↑ Priors of Worcester: 1297-1538. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
↑ Bishops of Bristol: 1538-1836. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
↑ Deans of Worcester: 1540-1874. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
↑ Bishops of Rochester: 1540-1860. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.
↑ Bishops of Lincoln: 1521-1868. British History Online. Retrieved on 18 December 2008.

Church of England titles
New title	Suffragan Bishop of Bristol 1538–1544	Became a diocesan title
Preceded by Nicholas Heath	Bishop of Rochester 1544–1547	Succeeded by Nicholas Ridley
Preceded by John Longland	Bishop of Lincoln 1547–1551	Succeeded by John Taylor

Deans of Worcester

Early modern	Henry Holbeach John Barlow Philip Hawford Seth Holland John Pedder Thomas Wilson Francis Willis Richard Edes James Montague Arthur Lake Joseph Hall William Juxon Roger Maynwaring Christopher Potter Richard Holdsworth John Oliver Thomas Warmestry William Thomas George Hickes William Talbot Francis Hare James Stillingfleet Edmund Marten John Waugh Sir Richard Wrottesley William Digby Robert Foley St Andrew St John

Late modern	Arthur Onslow John Jenkinson James Hook George Murray John Peel Hon Grantham Yorke Lord Alwyne Compton John Gott Robert Forrest William Moore Ede Arthur Davies William Beck Bobby Milburn Eric Kemp Tom Baker Robert Jeffery Peter Marshall Peter Atkinson

Bishops of Rochester

Pre-Conquest	Justus Romanus Paulinus of York Ithamar Damianus Putta Cwichelm Gebmund Tobias Aldwulf Dunn Eardwulf Diora Waermund (I) Beornmod Tatnoth Badenoth Waermund (II) Cuthwulf Swithwulf Ceolmund Cyneferth Burgric Beorhtsige Ælfstan Godwine (I) Godwine (II) Siward

Conquest–Reformation	Arnost Gundulf Ralph d'Escures Ernulf John (I) John (II) Ascelin Walter Waleran Gilbert Glanvill Benedict of Sausetun Henry Sandford Richard Wendene Lawrence of St Martin Walter de Merton John Bradfield John Kirkby Thomas Ingoldsthorpe Thomas Wouldham Hamo Hethe John Sheppey William Whittlesey Thomas Trilleck Thomas Brinton William Bottlesham John Bottlesham Richard Young John Kemp John Langdon Thomas Brunce William Wells John Low Thomas Rotherham John Alcock John Russell Edmund Audley Thomas Savage Richard FitzJames John Fisher

Post-Reformation	John Hilsey Nicholas Heath Henry Holbeach Nicholas Ridley John Ponet John Scory Maurice Griffith Edmund Allen Edmund Gheast Edmund Freke John Piers John Young William Barlow Richard Neile John Buckeridge Walter Curle John Bowle John Warner John Dolben Francis Turner Thomas Sprat Francis Atterbury Samuel Bradford Joseph Wilcocks Zachary Pearce John Thomas Samuel Horsley Thomas Dampier Walker King Hon Hugh Percy George Murray Joseph Wigram Thomas Claughton Anthony Thorold Randall Davidson Edward Talbot John Harmer Linton Smith Christopher Chavasse David Say Michael Turnbull Michael Nazir-Ali James Langstaff

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