Richard Foxe
Richard Foxe (sometimes Richard Fox) (c. 1448 – 5 October 1528) was an English churchman, the founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was successively Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, and became also Lord Privy Seal.
Richard Foxe | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Winchester | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Appointed | 20 August 1501 |
| Term ended | 5 October 1528 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Langton |
| Successor | Thomas Wolsey |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 8 April 1487 by John Morton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1448 Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 5 October 1528 (aged 79–80) England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Exeter Bishop of Bath and Wells Bishop of Durham |
| Coat of arms | |
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