St. John Cardinal Fisher †

Deceased

Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain

Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1469		Born
17 Dec 1491	22.9	Ordained Priest	Priest
14 Oct 1504	35.7	Appointed	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
24 Nov 1504	35.8	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
21 May 1535	66.3	Elevated to Cardinal
31 May 1535	66.4	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale
22 Jun 1535	66.4	Died	Bishop of Rochester, England, Great Britain
29 Dec 1886		Beatified
19 May 1935		Canonized

MicroData Summary for St. John Fisher (VIAF: 266081375)
St. John Cardinal Fisher (born 1469, died 22 Jun 1535) Bishop of Rochester

Consistory - 21 May 1535: Created Cardinal

Event Place
Birth Place Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Ordained Bishop Lambeth
Death Place London

a priest for 43.5 years
a bishop for 30.5 years
a cardinal for .0 years

Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Thomas Rotheram (Scott) †
Archbishop of York, England
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop William Warham †
Archbishop of Canterbury, England
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Richard Nykke (Nix) †
Bishop of Norwich, England
Bishop William Smyth (Smith) †
Bishop of Lincoln, England

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop William Warham † (1502)
Archbishop of Canterbury, England
Bishop Richard Fox † (1487)
Bishop of Winchester, England
Archbishop John Morton † (1479)
Archbishop of Canterbury, England
Thomas Cardinal Bourchier † (1435)
Archbishop of Canterbury, England
Henry Cardinal Beaufort †
Bishop of Winchester, England

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Nicholas West † (1515)
Bishop John Veysey (Harman) † (1519)
Bishop John Longlands † (1521)
Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall † (1522)
Bishop Richard Rawlins † (1523)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Ordained Bishop	Lambeth
Death Place	London

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 21 May 1535
b: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, Volume 2, Page 569
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 286
ob/c2+: Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum, Page 96
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1504, Number 13

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a priest for 43.5 years a bishop for 30.5 years a cardinal for .0 years	Ordained Priest by: Archbishop Thomas Rotheram (Scott) † Archbishop of York, England Principal Consecrator: Archbishop William Warham † Archbishop of Canterbury, England Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Richard Nykke (Nix) † Bishop of Norwich, England Bishop William Smyth (Smith) † Bishop of Lincoln, England
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop William Warham † (1502) Archbishop of Canterbury, England Bishop Richard Fox † (1487) Bishop of Winchester, England Archbishop John Morton † (1479) Archbishop of Canterbury, England Thomas Cardinal Bourchier † (1435) Archbishop of Canterbury, England Henry Cardinal Beaufort † Bishop of Winchester, England	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Nicholas West † (1515) Bishop John Veysey (Harman) † (1519) Bishop John Longlands † (1521) Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall † (1522) Bishop Richard Rawlins † (1523)