Archbishops of York

Published 24th September 2015

Fourteen men held the office of Archibishop of York during the Tudor period.

Date in Office	Name
1480 – 1500	Thomas Rotherham 1423 - 1500
1501 - 1507	Thomas Savage 1463 - 1507
1508 – 1514	Cardinal Christopher Bainbridge c. 1462 - 1514
1514 – 1530	Cardinal Thomas Wolsey c. 1473 - 1530
1531 – 1544	Edward Lee c. 1482 – 1544
1545 – 1554	Robert Holgate c. 1482 - 1555
1554 – 1559	Nicholas Heath c. 1501 - 1578
1561 – 1569	Thomas Young 1507 - 1568
1570 – 1576	Edmund Grindal c. 1519 - 1583
1577 – 1588	Edwin Sandys 1519 - 1588
1589 – 1594	John Piers c. 1523 - 1594
1595 - 1606	Matthew Hutton 1529 - 1606