Ralph of Shrewsbury

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Ralph of Shrewsbury
Bishop of Bath and Wells
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Elected2 June 1329
Term ended14 August 1363
Predecessor John Droxford
Successor John Barnet
Orders
Consecration3 September 1329
Personal details
Died14 August 1363
DenominationCatholic
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Tomb in Wells Cathedral

Ralph of Shrewsbury [lower-alpha 1] (died 1363) was an English medieval bishop and university chancellor. [4]

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Life

From 1328 to 1329, Ralph was Chancellor of the University of Oxford. [3]

On 2 June 1329 Ralph was elected Bishop of Bath and Wells and consecrated on 3 September 1329. He died on 14 August 1363. [5]

Ralph founded Vicars Close. [2]

Notes

  1. Or Radulphus de Salopia [1] or Ralph de Salopia [2] or Ralf of Shrewsburie; [3]

Citations

  1. "Ralph of Shrewsbury (Died 1363)". Britannia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Vicars Close, at Wells" (PDF). monasticmatrix.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  3. 1 2 Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. p. 21.
  4. Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford . Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN   0-333-39917-X.
  5. Fryde, et al., Handbook of British Chronology, p. 228.

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Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of Oxford
1328–1329
Succeeded by
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Bath and Wells
1329–1363
Succeeded by