Charles Booth, D.C.L. (died 1535) was a sixteenth-century clergyman who served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1516 to 1535.

Ecclesiastical career

Prior to his episcopal appointment he held a number of ecclesiastical posts. The first of those was as the

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from 1495 to 1516. He was also appointed to three

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: Clifton (1501–1504), Farndon-cum-Balderton (1504–1516), and Reculversland (c.1507–1516). During that period, he was also the

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from 1505 to 1516. He was nominated

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of the

diocese of Hereford The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England, and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales. The cathedral ...

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on 22 April 1516 and appointed by papal provision on 21 July 1516., ''Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, volume 3'', p. 209., ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 251.,
Bishops of Hereford
, ''Hereford Diocese: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 2'', pp. 1–3. His consecration to the

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took place on 30 November 1516. He was

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Hereford Cathedral Hereford Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Hereford in Hereford, England. A place of worship has existed on the site of the present building since the 8th century or earlier. The present building was begun in 1079. S ...

in January 1517 and received possession of the

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of the see on 19 February 1517. He died in office on 5 May 1535.

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* * * * * 1535 deaths Archdeacons of Buckingham Bishops of Hereford 16th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub