Thomas Rushhook (died ) was an English
Dominican, bishop and chaplain to
Richard II of England
Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father die ...
.
Rushhook was Provincial of the Dominican Order in England 1373 to 1382, being deposed at one point. He was Archdeacon of
St Asaph
St Asaph (; cy, Llanelwy "church on the Elwy") is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and community (Wales), community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census it had a population of 3,355 ...
1382–3,
bishop of Llandaff
The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.
Area of authority
The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of a ...
on 16 January 1383,
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 293] and then was transferred to be
bishop of Chichester
The Bishop of Chichester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the counties of East and West Sussex. The see is based in the City of Chichester where the bishop's seat ...
on 16 October 1385.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 239]
A supporter of Richard II, Rushhook was impeached in 1388.
[McKisack ''The Fourteenth Century'' p. 458.] Subsequently, he was in Ireland, as
bishop of Breifne (Kilmore), where he died about 1392.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 363]
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McKisack, May ''The Fourteenth Century''
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English Dominicans
Bishops of Chichester
Bishops of Llandaff
Archdeacons of St Asaph
14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
1392 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Bishops of Kilmore