- Thomas Goldwell
:"Not to be confused with
Thomas Goldwell (prior) , the lastprior ofChrist Church, Canterbury ."Thomas Goldwell (died3 April 1585 ), English bishop, began his career as vicar ofCheriton in 1531, after graduating BA (probably at Canterbury College) and then MA atAll Souls College, Oxford . [web cite|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06631a.htm|title=Thomas Goldwell|work=Catholic Encyclopedia ]He became chaplain to Cardinal Pole and lived with him at
Rome , was attainted in 1539, but returned to England on Mary's accession, and in 1555 becamebishop of St Asaph , a diocese which he did much to win back to the old faith. Mary planned to make himBishop of Oxford and ambassador to Rome in November 1558, and the documents were drawn up, but were not enacted due to her death. Thus, Goldwell attendedCardinal Pole 's funeral by the queen's permission and then returned to St Asaph's. When Elizabeth came to the throne, Goldwell complained of not being invited to her first parliament as a bishop, but then by June 1559 decided to escape from England, which he then did.In 1561 became superior of the Theatines at
San Silvestro , their house in Rome. He was the only English bishop at thecouncil of Trent , and in 1562 was again attainted. In the following year he was appointed vicar-general toCarlo Borromeo ,archbishop of Milan .He died in Rome in 1585, the last of the English bishops who had refused to accept the
Protestant Reformation .References
* [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10927 Dictionary of National Biography entry]
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