Edmund Audley
Bishop of Salisbury
Appointed10 January 1502
Term ended23 August 1524
PredecessorHenry Deane
SuccessorLawrence Campejus
Orders
Consecration1 October 1480
Personal details
Died23 August 1524
DenominationCatholic
Previous post(s)Bishop of Rochester
Bishop of Hereford

Edmund Audley[a] (died 1524) was Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Salisbury.

Life

Audley graduated BA in 1463 at University College, Oxford. He was appointed to the seventh stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1474 and held this until 1480.[1]

Audley was collated as Archdeacon of the East Riding on 14 December 1475[2] and then as Archdeacon of Essex on 22 December 1479,[3] serving until he was nominated to become Bishop of Rochester on 7 July 1480, and consecrated on 1 October 1480.[4] He was then translated to be Bishop of Hereford on 22 June 1492.[5][6] He was then translated to become Bishop of Salisbury on 10 January 1502.[7][8][9] He died on 23 August 1524.[7]

Audley was the son of Eleanor Holand.[10] He is buried in a chapel of Salisbury Cathedral.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Also Edmund Touchet or Touchett

Citations

  1. ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
  2. ^ British History – Archdeacons of the East Riding, 1300–1541
  3. ^ British History – Archdeacons of Essex, 1300–1541
  4. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 268
  5. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 251
  6. ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography, under Audley, Edmund
  7. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 271
  8. ^ Tudor Place: Edmund Touchet[unreliable source] accessed on 31 August 2007
  9. ^ Bishops of Salisbury[unreliable source] accessed on 31 August 2007
  10. ^ Touchet Family accessed on 31 August 2007[unreliable source?]
  11. ^ Britain Express: Salisbury Cathedral accessed on 31 August 2007

References

Catholic Church titles Preceded byJohn Russell Bishop of Rochester 1480–1492 Succeeded byThomas Savage Preceded byThomas Mylling Bishop of Hereford 1492–1502 Succeeded byAdrian de Castello Preceded byHenry Deane Bishop of Salisbury 1502–1524 Succeeded byLawrence Campejus