Reginald Pole
Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal and the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558, during the Counter-Reformation.
Reginald Pole | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Installed | 22 March 1556 |
| Term ended | 17 November 1558 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Cranmer |
| Successor | Matthew Parker |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 March 1556 |
| Consecration | 22 March 1556 by Nicholas Heath |
| Created cardinal | 22 December 1536 by Paul III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1500 |
| Died | 17 November 1558 (aged 58) London, Kingdom of England |
| Buried | The Corona, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent 51.27995°N 1.08248°E |
| Parents | Sir Richard Pole Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury |
| Coat of arms | |
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