Henry Wakefield (bishop of Worcester)

This article is about the medieval English bishop. For the modern Church of England bishop, see Henry Wakefield (bishop of Birmingham).

Henry Wakefield
Bishop of Worcester
Elected	12 September 1375
Term ended	11 March 1395
Predecessor	Walter Lyghe
Successor	Robert Tideman of Winchcombe
Orders
Consecration	28 October 1375
Personal details
Died	11 March 1395
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Henry Wakefield was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

Wakefield was elected on 12 September 1375 and consecrated on 28 October 1375. ^{[1] [2]}

Wakefield briefly served as Lord High Treasurer in 1377. ^[3]

Wakefield died on 11 March 1395. ^[1]

Citations

1. "Bishops of Worcester, 1268–1543" British History Online
2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279
3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 105

References

• "Bishops of Worcester, 1268–1543" British History Online Retrieved 29 December 2015.
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.

Political offices
Preceded by Robert de Ashton	Lord High Treasurer 1377	Succeeded by Thomas Brantingham
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Walter Lyghe	Bishop of Worcester 1375–1395	Succeeded by Robert Tideman of Winchcombe