Nicholas Bullingham

Nicholas Bullingham
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Nicholas Bullingham (or Bollingham) (c. 1520–1576) was an English Bishop of Worcester.[1]

Life

Nicholas Bullingham was born in Worcester in around 1520. He was sent to the Royal Grammar School Worcester, after which he entered Oxford University. In 1543, he became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He then gained his DCL from Cambridge University.[1]

After his education in law, Bullingham entered the church, becoming private chaplain to Queen Elizabeth I. He then became Bishop of Lincoln[2] and finally returned to his old city as Bishop of Worcester until his death in 1576. While at Worcester, he greeted the Queen on her visit to the city in 1575.[1]

Bullingham is buried in Worcester Cathedral in an unusual tomb, with an inscribed tablet on his stomach.[3]

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Thomas Watson		 Bishop of Lincoln
1560–1571		 Succeeded by
Thomas Cooper
Preceded by
Edwin Sandys		 Bishop of Worcester
1570–1576		 Succeeded by
John Whitgift

References

  1. ^ a b c  "Bullingham, Nicholas". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 
  2. ^ John Foxe (1583). Foxe's book of Martyrs. p. 2128.  Foxe mentions Bullingham's installation after Elizabeth's accession.
  3. ^ Dr. Peter Sherlock (2004). Cambridge University Press. pp. 654–680. doi:10.1017/S0022046904001502. 

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