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Consecration of Thomas Cranmer

Name: Consecration of Thomas Cranmer
Start: 1533-03-30
Location: St Stephen's Chapel

When: 30 March 1533
Where: St Stephen's Chapel
Part of: English Reformation Crisis: Statute, Marriage, and Excommunication

Thomas Cranmer was consecrated as a bishop on 30 March 1533 in St Stephen's Chapel.

Following the arrival of papal bulls around 26 March 1533, Cranmer was consecrated as a bishop on 30 March. The ceremony was performed by John Longland, John Vesey, and Henry Standish, officially installing him in the role vacated by William Warham.

Sources

Thomas Cranmer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06

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