Thomas Goldwell
| Thomas Goldwell C.R. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Saint Asaph | |
| Diocese | St Asaph |
| See | St Asaph |
| Appointed | 21 June 1555 |
| Installed | July 1555 |
| Term ended | 3 April 1585 |
| Predecessor | Robert Parfew |
| Successor | None; Diocese suppressed |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | July 1555 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1501 |
| Died | 3 April 1585 (aged 83–84) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Ordination history of Thomas Goldwell | |
|---|---|
Episcopal consecration | |
| Date of consecration | July 1555 |
Bishops consecrated by Thomas Goldwell as principal consecrator | |
| Giovan Battista Serbelloni | 6 April 1567 |
| Donat O’Gallagher, O.F.M. | 5 November 1570 |
| Laurentius Bernardini, O.P. | 28 September 1572 |
| Marco Pedacca, O.S.B. | 6 May 1584 |
| Basilio Gradi, O.S.B. | 6 May 1584 |
Thomas Goldwell (1501 – 3 April 1585) was an English bishop, the last of those who had refused to accept the English Reformation.
Life
Thomas Goldwell was the son of William Goldwell of Great Chart, Kent.[1] He is thought to have studied at Canterbury College, Oxford; in January 1532 a student surnamed Goldwell was questioned concerning books in his possession which supported Catherine of Aragon, and Goldwell later referred to Richard Thorndon, who was warden of that College from 1524 to 1534, as his ‘old friend and master’. He graduated BA in 1528, MA on 17 July 1531, and BTh on 20 March 1534.[1][2]
He became chaplain to Cardinal Pole and lived with him at Rome, was attainted in 1539, but returned to England on Mary's accession, and in 1555 became bishop of St Asaph, a diocese, largely within Wales, which he did much to win back to the Roman Catholic Church. Mary planned to make him Bishop of Oxford and ambassador to Rome in November 1558, and the documents were drawn up, but were not enacted due to her death. Goldwell attended Cardinal Pole's funeral by the Queen's permission and then returned to St Asaph's. When Elizabeth came to the throne, Goldwell complained of not being invited to her first parliament as a bishop, but then by June 1559 decided to escape from England.
In 1561 Goldwell became superior of the Theatines at San Silvestro, their house in Rome. He was the only English bishop at the council of Trent, and in 1562 was again attainted. In the following year he was appointed vicar-general to Carlo Borromeo, archbishop of Milan. Later, he returned to Rome, where he is known to have ordained the famous Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria as a priest.[3] He died in Rome in 1585.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he served as the principal consecrator of:[4]
- Giovan Battista Serbelloni, Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio (1567);
- Donat O'Gallagher, Bishop of Killala (1570);
- Laurentius Bernardini, Titular Bishop of Coronea (1572);
- Marco Pedacca, Bishop of Lacedonia (1584);
- Basilio Gradi, Bishop of Ston (1584);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[4]
- Reginald Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury (1556);
- Ascanio Marchesini Titular Bishop of Maioren (1567);
- Maurice MacGibbon, Archbishop of Cashel (1567);
- Giovanni Agostino Campanile, Bishop of Minori (1567);
- Paolo Burali d'Arezzo, Bishop of Piacenza (1568);
- Organtino Scaroli, Bishop of San Marco (1569);
- Gregorio Cruz, Bishop of Martirano (1569);
- Cesare Ferrante, Bishop of Termoli (1569);
- Ludovico Madruzzo, Bishop of Trento (1570);
- Malachy O’Moloney, Bishop of Killaloe (1571);
- Guarnero Trotti, Bishop of Alessandria (1571);
- Gregorio Forbicini, Bishop of Strongoli (1572);
- Giovanni Battista Bracelli, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana (1572);
- Antonio Vialardi, Archbishop of Bourges (1572);
- Ottavio Mirto Frangipani, Bishop of Caiazzo (1572);
- Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet, Bishop of Lérida (1577);
- Girolamo Bentivoglio, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone (1580); and
- Giulio Monaco, Bishop of Lucera (1580).
Notes
- 1 2 Mayer 2004.
- ↑ "Thomas Goldwell". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "Liner Notes on Victoria's Requiem". Tallis Scholars.
- 1 2 "Bishop Thomas Goldwell, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 2, 2016
References
- Mayer, T.F. (2004). "Goldwell, Thomas (d. 1585)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10927. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Goldwell, Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Warton |
Bishop of St Asaph 1554–1559 |
Succeeded by Richard Davies |