Anthony Kitchin
Anthony Kitchin | |
|---|---|
Roman Catholic / Church of England | |
| See | Diocese of Llandaff |
| In office | 1545–1563 |
| Predecessor | Robert Holgate |
| Successor | Hugh Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1477 |
| Died | 31 October 1563 (aged 85–86) Mathern Palace, Mathern, Wales |
Anthony Kitchin (1477 – 31 October 1563), also known earlier as Dunstan Kitchin, was a mid-16th-century
Elizabeth I
.
Career
Kitchin was a
dissolution in 1539, receiving an unusually large pension of £133-6s-8d pa. Six years later, in 1545, Kitchin was made Bishop of Llandaff. He was subsequently said to have impoverished the diocese by selling off much of its property.[1][2]
He retained his see under
oath of Royal supremacy on the accession of the last named. His willingness to follow the opinion of whichever monarch reigned has led many to accuse Kitchin of being spineless. Indeed, one historian has written of Kitchin that he was a 'timeserver who would doubtless have become a Hindu if required, provided he was allowed to hold on to the See of Llandaff' (Eamon Duffy, 'Fires of Faith', p. 23). However, he showed some backbone in opposing Elizabeth's appointment of Matthew Parker to the See of Canterbury (cf. Nag's Head Fable
); apparently, his acquiescence in religious matters had its limits.
Kitchin died at
Edward IV
.
References
- ^ "KITCHIN, ANTHONY (alias Dunstan before his consecration), 1477 - 1563; bishop of Llandaff, 1545-63". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1907). "Houses of Benedictine monks: The abbey of Eynsham". A History of the County of Oxford. Vol. 2. London. pp. 65–67. Retrieved 2 November 2021 – via British History Online.
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- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.