Diocese of Rochester
English diocese. Bl. John Fisher was raised to the bishopric of Rochester on account of his incomparable learning and innocence of life, and refused to leave it for any wealthier or grander see.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Fisher raised to the bishopric and refused to leave
"who was raised to the bishopric of Rochester on account of his incomparable learning and innocence of life"