- Anthony Kitchin
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name = Anthony Kitchin
religion =Roman Catholic/Church of England
See =Diocese of Llandaff
Title =Bishop of Llandaff
Period = 1545–1566
Predecessor =Robert Holgate
Successor =Hugh Jones
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date of death =31 October 1566
place of death =Anthony Kitchin (died
31 October 1566 ) also known as Anthony Dunstone was a mid-16th centuryAbbot ofEynsham Abbey andBishop of Llandaff in both theRoman Catholic Church and theChurch of England .Kitchin was a
monk atWestminster Abbey , before becomingPrior ofGloucester Hall ,Oxford . He was appointed Abbot of Eynsham in 1530, but lost the post at his abbey's dissolution in 1539. He was granted an unusually large pension of £133-6s-8d pa. Six years later, in 1545, Kitchin was made Bishop of Llandaff. He is said to have impoverished thediocese by selling off much of its property.Fact|date=April 2007 He retained his see under Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth. Alone of all the Englishbishop s, he took theoath of Royal supremacy on the accession of the last. Kitchin died at the Bishop's palace inMathern on31 October 1566 .
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