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'''John Kite''' (died 1537) was successively [[Archbishop of Armagh (Roman Catholic)|Archbishop of Armagh]], 1513–1521, and [[Bishop of Carlisle]], 1521–1537.

==Biography==
John Kite was educated at [[Eton College]] and then at [[King's College, Cambridge]],<ref>{{acad|id=KT480J|name=Kite, John}}</ref> where he was graduated Bachelor of [[Canon Law]]. He was appointed a [[prebendary]] of [[Exeter Cathedral]] and [[dean (religion)|Sub-Dean]] of the [[Westminster Abbey|King's Chapel, Westminster]] in 1510. From 1510–1518 he was [[prebendary]] of Stratton in the [[diocese of Salisbury]].

[[File:Rose Castle, 2024 (2).jpg|thumb|Kite added the gate to [[Rose Castle]] in the 16th century.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1335662|desc=Gate with flanking lodge and tower, to north of Rose Castle |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref>]]

In 1518, as [[archbishop]], he accompanied [[John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners]] on an embassy to [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles I]] of [[Spain]] and was present at the [[Field of the Cloth of Gold]] in 1520. In 1522 he was living at [[Rose Castle]], [[Cumberland, England|Cumberland]] when he was visited by Dr [[William Burbank]], [[Archdeacon]] of [[Carlisle Cathedral]], of whom he wrote to [[Thomas Wolsey|Cardinal Wolsey]]. His alliance with Wolsey may explain his quick promotion. He took the [[Oath of Supremacy]] in 1534.

==References==
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===Bibliography===
*Joyce M. Horn, ''Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 3 Salisbury Diocese'', (London: Institute of Historical Research, 1962) citing Register of [[Edmund Audley]], Bishop of Salisbury
*James Wilson, 'The Seal of William Burbank', ''Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmoreland Antiquarian Society''; Vol. XV

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