William de Goldcliff (died 12 January 1229), was Bishop of Llandaff from 1219 until his death in 1229.[1] He had formerly been the Prior of Goldcliff Priory from around 1190 to 1219.[2] He was elected Bishop before 11 July 1219,[3] and resigned from his position as Prior of Goldcliff.[4] He received royal assent and the temporalities on 16 July,[3] and was consecrated Bishop of Llandaff on 27 October.[5] He died in office on 28 January 1229.[6]

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  1. ^ An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan: Volume III – Part 1b: Medieval Secular Monuments the Later Castles from 1217 to the present. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. 2000. p. 475. ISBN 978-1-871184-22-8.
  2. ^ Williams, D. H., (1970) "Goldcliff Priory", The Monmouthshire Antiquary, 3:1 (1970–1), 37–54. ISSN 1359-9062
  3. ^ a b Pryde, E. B. Greenway, D. E. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology. Cambridge University Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-5215-6350-5.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Priors of Goldcliff". Monasticwales.org. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. ^ Canterbury and York Society. The Canterbury and York Society. 1973. p. 65.
  6. ^ Archaeologia Cambrensis: Supplements, Volume 1. University of Chicago. 1863. p. 93.
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