Robert Aldrich (bishop)

Robert Aldrich (died 1556) was an English cleric who served as Bishop of Carlisle from 1537 until his death.

Aldrich was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, where he became a Fellow in 1507 and a Doctor of Divinity in 1530. He served as Provost of Eton College from 1536 to 1547.

He was a strong supporter of King Henry VIII’s policies regarding the English Reformation and the dissolution of the monasteries. In 1537, he was appointed Bishop of Carlisle, a position he held for almost twenty years. As bishop, he was involved in the suppression of religious houses in the north of England.

Aldrich was a member of several commissions established by the Crown, including those related to religious reforms and the confiscation of church property. He also served as a commissioner in the trial of Queen Catherine Howard.

He died in 1556 and was buried in Carlisle Cathedral.