Ralph of Shrewsbury
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Elected2 June 1329
Term ended14 August 1363
PredecessorJohn Droxford
SuccessorJohn Barnet
Orders
Consecration3 September 1329
Personal details
Died14 August 1363
DenominationCatholic
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. ^ a b "Vicars Close, at Wells" (PDF). monasticmatrix.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b 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 byThomas Hotham Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1328–1329 Succeeded byRoger de Streton Catholic Church titles Preceded byJohn Droxford Bishop of Bath and Wells 1329–1363 Succeeded byJohn Barnet



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