Type: | Bishop |
Thomas Rushhook | |
Bishop of Breifne (Kilmore) | |
Religion: | Catholic |
Term: | - c. 1392 |
Predecessor: | John |
Successor: | Sean o Raighilligh |
Death Date: | c. 1392 |
Death Place: | Ireland |
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Thomas Rushhook (died) was an English Dominican, bishop and chaplain[1] to Richard II of England.
Rushhook was Provincial of the Dominican Order in England 1373 to 1382, being deposed at one point.[2] He was Archdeacon of St Asaph 1382–3,[3] bishop of Llandaff on 16 January 1383,[4] and then was translated to be bishop of Chichester on 16 October 1385.[5]
A supporter of Richard II, Rushhook was impeached in 1388.[6] Subsequently, he was in Ireland, as bishop of Breifne (Kilmore), where he died about 1392.[7]