20 February 1496 A.D. Richard Hill Dies—87th Bishop of London; Formerly Archdeacon of Lewes & Dean of the King’s Chapel; Appointed 21 Aug 1489; Received Temporalities 6 Nov 1489; Consecrated 15 Nov 1489
20 February 1496 A.D. Richard Hill Dies—87 th Bishop of London; Formerly Archdeacon of Lewes & Dean of the King’s Chapel; Appointed 21 Aug 1489; Received Temporalities 6 Nov 1489; Consecrated 15 Nov 1489 Richard Hill (bishop) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Hill Bishop of London Church Catholic See Diocese of London In office 1489–1496 Predecessor Thomas Kempe Successor Thomas Savage Personal details Died 20 February 1496 Richard Hill ( fl. 10 May 1486; died 20 February 1496) [1] was a medieval Bishop of London . Hall was Archdeacon of Lewes from 1486, [2] until he was provided as Bishop of London on 21 August 1489 and consecrated on 15 November 1489. With a group of supporters around the Court of Arches , including Edward Vaughan , he attempted to undermine the prerogative powers of the Archbi...