Stephen Gardiner

The Right Reverend

Stephen Gardiner
The Right Reverend; Stephen Gardiner
Bishop of Winchester
	Portrait by Quentin Matsys
Church	Roman Catholic / Church of England
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Winchester
In office	1531–1551, 1553–1555
Other post(s)	Lord Chancellor; Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge;
Orders
Consecration	3 December 1531
Personal details
Born	27 July 1483; Bury St Edmunds
Died	12 November 1555 (aged 72)
Buried	Winchester Cathedral; 51°03′38″N 1°18′47″W / 51.06056°N 1.31306°W
Nationality	English
Denomination	Roman Catholic/Anglican
Previous post(s)	Archdeacon of Taunton; Archdeacon of Worcester; Archdeacon of Norfolk; Archdeacon of Leicester; Secretary of State;
Alma mater	Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Stephen Gardiner (27 July 1483^[1] – 12 November 1555) was an English Catholic bishop and politician during the English Reformation period who served as Lord Chancellor during the reign of Queen Mary I and King Philip.