Walter
Bishop of Rochester
Elected27 January 1148
Term ended26 July 1182
PredecessorAscelin
SuccessorWaleran
Other post(s)Archdeacon of Canterbury
Orders
Consecration14 March 1148
Personal details
Died26 July 1182
DenominationCatholic

Walter was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Walter was the brother of Theobald of Bec, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161.[1] Theobald selected Walter to be Archdeacon of Canterbury soon after Theobald's election, and it was Theobald who secured Walter's election to Rochester.[2]

Walter was elected on 27 January 1148[3] and consecrated on 14 March 1148. He died on 26 July 1182.[4]

Citations

  1. ^ British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury accessed on 30 October 2007
  2. ^ Bartlett England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings p. 401
  3. ^ British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
  4. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267

References

  • Bartlett, Robert C. (2000). England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings: 1075–1225. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-822741-8.
  • British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury accessed on 30 October 2007
  • British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Catholic Church titles Preceded byAscelin Bishop of Rochester 1148–1182 Succeeded byWaleran



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