Robert Orford

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Robert Orford
Bishop of Ely
Elected14 April 1302
Term ended21 January 1310
Predecessor Ralph Walpole
Successor John Ketton
Orders
Consecration28 October 1302
Personal details
Died21 January 1310
DenominationCatholic

Robert Orford (died 1310) was a medieval Bishop of Ely.

Orford was elected to Ely on 14 April 1302 and consecrated on 28 October 1302. He died on 21 January 1310. [1]

Citations

  1. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 244

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References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ely
1302–1310
Succeeded by