Ralph of Shrewsbury

Ralph of Shrewsbury
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Elected	2 June 1329
Term ended	14 August 1363
Predecessor	John Droxford
Successor	John Barnet
Orders
Consecration	3 September 1329
Personal details
Died	(1363-08-14)14 August 1363
Denomination	Catholic

Tomb in Wells Cathedral

Ralph of Shrewsbury ^[a] (died 1363) was an English medieval bishop and university chancellor. ^[4]

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. "Vicars Close, at Wells" (PDF). monasticmatrix.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
3. 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.

References

• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.

External links

• Will of Ralph of Shrewsbury from Google Books

Academic offices
Preceded by Thomas Hotham	Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1328–1329	Succeeded by Roger de Streton
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John Droxford	Bishop of Bath and Wells 1329–1363	Succeeded by John Barnet