Cuthbert Tunstall


Cuthbert Tunstall

Confessor-Bishop
Bishop of Durham
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseDiocese of Durham
Elected1530; 1556
Term ended1552; 1559 (twice deprived)
PredecessorCardinal Thomas Wolsey
SuccessorJames Pilkington
Other post(s)Bishop of London
1522–1530
Orders
Consecration19 October 1522
by William Warham
Personal details
Born1474
Died(1559-11-18)18 November 1559
NationalityEnglish
ParentsThomas Tunstall
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Arms of Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall, Durham Castle. See of Durham impaling Tunstall (Sable, three combs argent), "which arose from the first of the name and family in England, being barber to William the Conqueror"[1]

Cuthbert Tunstall (otherwise spelt Tunstal or Tonstall; 1474 – 18 November 1559) was an English humanist, bishop, diplomat, administrator and royal adviser. He served as Bishop of Durham during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

  1. ^ Mrs. Dobson (Susannah) (1795). Historical Anecdotes of Heraldry and Chivalry: Tending to Shew the Origin of….

Cuthbert Tunstall

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