Thomas Rushhook (died ) was an English Dominican, bishop and chaplain to

Richard II of England Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father died ...

. Rushhook was Provincial of the Dominican Order in England 1373 to 1382, being deposed at one point. He was Archdeacon of

St Asaph St Asaph (; cy, Llanelwy "church on the Elwy") is a city and community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 3,355, making it the second-smallest city in Britain in terms of population and urba ...

1382–3,

bishop of Llandaff The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. Area of authority The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of a ...

on 16 January 1383,Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 293 and then was transferred to be

bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the counties of East and West Sussex. The see is based in the City of Chichester where the bishop's s ...

on 16 October 1385.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 239 A supporter of Richard II, Rushhook was impeached in 1388.McKisack ''The Fourteenth Century'' p. 458. Subsequently, he was in Ireland, as bishop of Breifne (Kilmore), where he died about 1392.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 363

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* * McKisack, May ''The Fourteenth Century'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Rushhook, Thomas English Dominicans Bishops of Chichester Bishops of Llandaff Archdeacons of St Asaph 14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 1392 deaths Year of birth unknown Bishops of Kilmore