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Thomas Hatfield

14th-century Bishop of Durham

Field	Value
name	Thomas Hatfield
title	Bishop of Durham
image	The elaborate tomb of Bishop Thomas Hatfield, Durham Cathedral.jpg
caption	Hatfield's elaborate tomb in Durham Cathedral
religion	Catholic
elected	8 May 1345
term_end	8 May 1381
predecessor	Richard Aungerville
successor	John Fordham
consecration	7 August 1345
death_date	8 May 1381
previous_post	Lord Privy Seal
coat_of_arms	Thomas_Hatfield.svg

Thomas Hatfield or Thomas de Hatfield (died 1381) was Bishop of Durham from 1345 to 1381 under King Edward III. He was one of the last warrior-bishops in England.

He was born around 1310, presumably in one of the several British towns named Hatfield. He entered the employment of the king (Edward III) on 26 October 1337.

Hatfield was Receiver of the Chamber when he was selected to be Lord Privy Seal in late 1344. He relinquished that office to his successor in July 1345.

Hatfield was elected on 8 May 1345 in succession to Richard de Bury, and was consecrated on 7 August 1345.

Thomas fought in King Edward's division at the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346.

In 1380, he drew up a covenant to leave £3000 () to endow Durham College, Oxford, which was the primary endowment of the college and enabled the construction of its quadrangle, chapel and surviving library, now part of the Durham Quadrangle of Trinity College, Oxford.

He died on 8 May 1381.

He is buried near the choir stalls in Durham Cathedral beneath the Bishop's Chair.

Due to his endowment of Durham College, Hatfield's arms appear in the canton of the arms of the University of Durham. Hatfield College, a constituent college of the university, is named after him.

Citations

References

Barker, Nicholas Andrew. (2003). "'If the king had asked for an ass, he would have received his wish, this time: a study of the career of Thomas de Hatfield, bishop of Durham (1345-1381), as a royal servant, 1336-1357".
Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 94
Wrottesley. ''Crecy and Calais'' p. 34
Blakiston, Herbert E. D.. (1896). "Collectanea". Oxford Historical Society.
Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 242
Woodward, John. (1894). "A Treatise On Ecclesiastical Heraldry". W. & A. K. Johnston.

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