Sewal de Bovil | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of York | |
 Tomb of Bovil in York Minster | |
| Elected | c. 1 October 1255 |
| Term ended | 10 May 1258 |
| Predecessor | Walter de Gray |
| Successor | Godfrey Ludham |
| Other post(s) | Dean of York |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 23 July 1256 by Walter de Cantilupe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sewal de Bovil |
| Died | 10 May 1258 |
| Buried | York Minster |
Sewal de Bovil (died 1258) was a medieval Archbishop of York.
Nothing is known of Bovil's origins or his parents, but he attended Oxford University at around the same time as Edmund of Abingdon, who became Bovil's good friend. [1] He first appears as a canon of York Minster in 1236, and was holding the prebend of Fenton by October 1240. [2] He was Archdeacon of York by January 1248, [3] but had been named Dean of York by 21 September 1249. [4] He earned a doctor of theology title by 1244. [1]
Bovil was archbishop for only two years between 1256 and his death in 1258. He was selected about 1 October 1255 and was consecrated on 23 July 1256, [5] at York by Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester. [1] He received a papal dispensation to become archbishop because he was illegitimate on 11 March 1256. [6] Pope Alexander IV then provided Jordan, an Italian, to the now vacant deanery, but Bovil objected and attempted to keep Jordan out. [1] Alexander IV then excommunicated the archbishop in 1257. [6] After a compromise was reached whereby Jordan received a pension, Bovil was absolved. Godfrey Ludham was then promoted to the deanery. In July 1257 he was appointed to a commission to mediate between King Alexander III of Scotland and the Scottish nobles. [1]
The archbishop died on 10 May 1258 and was buried in York Minster. [6] Matthew Paris wrote that he was "a humble and holy man well skilled in law and other sciences." [7]
Robert of Ghent, also called Robert de Gant, was Lord Chancellor of England and Dean of York in the 12th century. The younger son of a nobleman, Robert was probably a member of the cathedral chapter of York before his selection as chancellor by King Stephen of England in the mid-1140s. He is not mentioned often in documents from his time as chancellor, but why this is so is unknown. He became dean at York Minster around 1147. Robert was slightly involved in the disputes over who would be Archbishop of York in the late 1140s and 1150s, but it is likely that his chancellorship prevented his deeper involvement in diocesan affairs. He was no longer chancellor after the death of Stephen, but probably continued to hold the office of dean until his death around 1157 or 1158.
John Chishull or John de Chishull was Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of London, and Lord High Treasurer during the 13th century. He also served as Dean of St Paul's.
Walter Giffard was Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York.
Henry Murdac was abbot of Fountains Abbey and Archbishop of York in medieval England.
Godfrey Ludham was Archbishop of York from 1258 to 1265.
William de Wickwane was Archbishop of York between 1279 and 1285.
John le Romeyn, died 1296, was a medieval Archbishop of York.
Henry of Newark was a medieval Archbishop of York.
Thomas of Corbridge was Archbishop of York between 1299 and 1304.
The Dean of York is the member of the clergy who is responsible for the running of the York Minster cathedral. As well as being the head of the cathedral church of the diocese and the metropolitical church of the province, the Dean of York holds preeminence as the Province of York vicar.
Walter of Kirkham was a medieval English official who held the positions of Keeper of the Wardrobe, Dean of York, and Bishop of Durham. He was elected bishop over Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, the brother of King Henry III. As bishop, he was instrumental in the founding of Balliol College in the University of Oxford.
Simon Langton was an English medieval clergyman who served as Archdeacon of Canterbury from 1227 until his death in 1248. He had previously been Archbishop-elect of York, but the election was quashed by Pope Innocent III.
William Langton was a medieval English priest and nephew of Archbishop Walter de Gray. William was selected but never consecrated as Archbishop of York and Bishop of Carlisle.
William of Bitton was a medieval English Bishop of Bath and Wells.
William of Bitton was a medieval Bishop of Bath and Wells.
Robert de Chauncy was a medieval Bishop of Carlisle.
Gilbert de St Leonard was a medieval Bishop of Chichester.
Richard of Gravesend was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln.
Hamo was a 12th- and 13th-century English cleric. He was the Diocese of York's dean, treasurer, and precentor, as well as the archdeacon of the East Riding. His background is unknown, but he was probably a canon of the cathedral chapter at York Minster by 1171. He claimed to have been treasurer of the chapter by 1189, but did not actually hold the office until 1199. Hamo clashed with his archbishop, Geoffrey several times, and when Geoffrey died, Hamo's fellow canons were forbidden by King John of England from electing Hamo to succeed Geoffrey. Hamo died sometime after 1219, when he was last attested as holding his final office, dean.
Hugh Murdac was an English clergyman and canon of York Minster in the 12th and 13th centuries.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
