Robert Mascall, O.Carm
Bishop of Hereford
Appointed2 July 1404
Term ended22 December 1416
PredecessorThomas Trevenant
SuccessorEdmund Lacey
Orders
Consecration6 July 1404
Personal details
Born
Ludlow, Shropshire
Died22 December 1416
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

Robert Mascall (or Maschal) (died 22 December 1416) was a medieval Carmelite friar who served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1404 to 1416.

Mascall was born at Ludlow, Shropshire, where at an early age he became a Carmelite friar.[1] He was educated at the University of Oxford, gaining a distinction in philosophy and theology.[1] Probably in 1400, King Henry IV appointed Mascall his confessor.[1]

Mascall was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Hereford by papal provision on 2 July and consecrated on 6 July 1404.[2][3][4] He received possession of the temporalities of the See of Hereford on 25 September 1404.[2][4]

Mascall died in office on 22 December 1416.[2][4]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Pollard, Albert Frederick (1893). "Mascall, Robert". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. ^ a b c Barrow 2002, Bishops of Hereford, pp. 1–7.
  3. ^ Eubel 1913, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, volume 1, p. 274.
  4. ^ a b c Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 251.

References

Wikisource has the text of the 1885–1900 Dictionary of National Biography's article about Robert Mascall.
Catholic Church titles Preceded byThomas Trevenant Bishop of Hereford 1404–1416 Succeeded byEdmund Lacey


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