Thomas Kempe

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Thomas Kempe was a medieval Bishop of London.

Thomas Kempe
Bishop of London
Appointed	21 August 1448
Term ended	28 March 1489
Predecessor	Robert Gilbert
Successor	Richard Hill
Previous post	Archdeacon of Richmond
Orders
Consecration	8 February 1450
Personal details
Died	(1489-03-28)28 March 1489
Denomination	Catholic

Kempe was the nephew of John Kemp, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Kempe was provided to London on 21 August 1448 and consecrated on 8 February 1450. He died on 28 March 1489.^[1] He had previously held the offices of Archdeacon of York and then Richmond from 1442 to 1448.^[2]

There was a memorial to him by the tenth column at the west end of Old St Paul's Cathedral.^[3]