Henry de Cornhill was a medieval English priest. Cornhill was appointed chancellor of the

Diocese of London The Diocese of London forms part of the Church of England's Province of Canterbury in England. It lies directly north of the Thames. For centuries the diocese covered a vast tract and bordered the dioceses of Norwich and Lincoln to the north ...

in 1217 by the

papal legate 300px, A woodcut showing Henry II of England greeting the pope's legate. A papal legate or apostolic legate (from the ancient Roman title ''legatus'') is a personal representative of the pope to foreign nations, or to some part of the Catholic ...

Guala Bicchieri Guala Bicchieri ( 1150 – 1227) was an Italian diplomat, papal official and cardinal. He was the papal legate in England from 1216 to 1218, and took a prominent role in the politics of England during King John’s last years and Henry III’ ...

. He also held the

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s of Finsbury and Weldland in the same diocese. He remained in the chancellorship until June 1242.Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: volume 1: St. Paul's, London: Chancellors
' By 21 May 1243 he had been appointed to the office of

Dean of St Paul's Cathedral The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the Church of England. The dean of St Paul's is also ''ex officio'' dean of the Order of the British Empire. The current dean is Andrew Tremlett, ...

, the

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of the London diocese. He remained in that office until at least 28 October 1253, his last appearance in a document. He likely continued to hold the office until his death, which occurred before 26 August 1254. His death was commemorated by the cathedral on 9 April, which implies that he died in April 1254.Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: volume 1: St. Paul's, London: Deans of St Paul's
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry De Cornhill 1250s deaths Deans of St Paul's Year of birth unknown