Arthur Bulkeley Explained

Arthur Bulkeley (died 1553) was Bishop of Bangor from 1541^[1] until his death in 1553.^[2]

Bulkeley was born in Beaumaris, Anglesey. He was a graduate of Oxford University and in 1523 became Rector of St Peter-le-Bailey, Oxford.^[3] Later he was the incumbent at St James Garlickhythe in the City of London. In 1541 he was appointed Bishop of Bangor^[4] and consecrated 19 February 1542. He died on 14 March 1553.

Notes and References

1. Web site: RHS Bibliography . 6 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070321144234/http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/wwwopac.exe . 21 March 2007 . dead .
2. ‘ Bulkeley, Arthur (d 1570)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Powell,N.M.W (Oxford, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004)
3. http://monuments.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/opb/history.htm Brief history of church
4. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=32426 British History On-line