Thomas Kempe
Thomas Kempe | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
| Appointed | 21 August 1448 |
| Term ended | 28 March 1489 |
| Predecessor | Robert Gilbert |
| Successor | Richard Hill |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Richmond |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 8 February 1450 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 28 March 1489 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Thomas Kempe was a medieval Bishop of London.
Kempe was the nephew of John Kemp, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Kempe was provided to London on 21 August 1448 and consecrated on 8 February 1450. He died on 28 March 1489. He had previously held the offices of Archdeacon of York and then Richmond from 1442 to 1448.
There was a memorial to him by the tenth column at the west end of Old St Paul's Cathedral.