Editing Cuthbert Tunstall (section)

{{Short description|English bishop and diplomat (1474–1559)}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
| name = Cuthbert Tunstall
| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Reverend]]
| honorific_suffix = Confessor-Bishop
| title = [[Bishop of Durham]]
| image = CuthbertTunstall.jpg
| church = [[Roman Catholic]]
| diocese = [[Diocese of Durham]]
| elected = 1530; 1556
| ended = 1552; 1559 (twice deprived)
| predecessor = Cardinal [[Thomas Wolsey]]
| successor = [[James Pilkington (bishop)|James Pilkington]]
| other_post = [[Bishop of London]]<br />1522–1530
<!---------- Orders ---------->| ordination =
| consecration = 19 October 1522
<!---------- Personal details ---------->| birth_date = 1474
| birth_place = [[Hackforth]], [[Yorkshire]], [[Kingdom of England|England]]
| death_date = {{death date|1559|11|18|df=y}}
| nationality = [[English people|English]]
| parents = Thomas Tunstall
| alma_mater = [[University of Oxford]]
| consecrated_by = [[William Warham]]
}}
[[File:Durham Castle - external Coat of Arms - geograph.org.uk - 1007792.jpg|thumb|Arms of Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall, [[Durham Castle]]. [[See of Durham]] impaling Tunstall (''Sable, three combs argent''), ''"which arose from the first of the name and family in England, being barber to [[William the Conqueror]]"''<ref>{{Cite book| title= Historical Anecdotes of Heraldry and Chivalry: Tending to Shew the Origin of&hellip; | author = Mrs. Dobson (Susannah)| date = 1795| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=dMg3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA117}}</ref>]]
'''Cuthbert Tunstall''' (otherwise spelt '''Tunstal''' or '''Tonstall'''; 1474 – 18 November 1559) was an [[England|English]] [[humanist]], bishop, diplomat, administrator and royal adviser. He served as [[Bishop of Durham]] during the reigns of [[Henry VIII]], [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]], [[Mary I of England|Mary I]] and [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].