Gozewijn van Randerath

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Gozewijn van Randerath
Bishop of Utrecht
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Archdiocese of Utrecht
In office 1249–1250
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Died 1250

Gozewijn van Randerath was a Dutch Roman Catholic clergyman. He was locally elected to be bishop of Utrecht in 1249, but Pope Innocent IV appointed Henry I van Vianden instead, and so Gozewijn withdrew from the post in 1250.

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Preceded by
Otto III van Holland
Bishop of Utrecht
1249-1250
Succeeded by
Henry I van Vianden


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