Bible Dictionaries
Simon Langham

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Simon Islip

Next Entry
Simon Magus

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Simon Langham
• Langham, Simon
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Simon Langham
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Langham Simon of
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Simon Langham

Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, and chancellor of England; born Langham, England; died Avignon, France, 1376. Prior of Westminster Abbey, 1349, Bishop of Ely, 1362, and Archbishop of Canterbury, 1366, in 1368 he was made Cardinal of Saint Sixtus. Because he accepted this dignity without the king's permission, Edward III seized his revenues and declared his see forfeited. Langham resigned the archbishopric, joined Pope Gregory at Avignon, and in 1373 was made Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina. In 1374 he was re-elected to the See of Canterbury, but did not receive permission to return to England until 1376, when he died.