when was henry viii excommunicated
On this day in history, 17th December 1538, Pope Paul III announced that Henry VIII had been excommunicated from the Catholic Church:-. Reply ]. Reply: The excommunication is valid. Henry VIII as far as the Catholic church is concerned died outside of the faith. Morever, his last rites were administered by Thomas Cranmer â also, like Henry, considered a heretic and apostate in the eyes of the Church.