Ralph Walpole

13th and 14th-century Bishop of Ely and Bishop of Norwich

Ralph Walpole
Bishop of Ely
Appointed5 June 1299
Term ended20 March 1302
PredecessorJohn Langton
SuccessorRobert Orford
Other post(s)Archdeacon of Ely
Bishop of Norwich
Orders
Consecration20 March 1289
Personal details
Died20 March 1302
DenominationRoman Catholic

Ralph Walpole (died 1302) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich and Bishop of Ely.

Life

Walpole was Archdeacon of Ely by 6 February 1272.[1]

Walpole was elected to the see of Norwich on 11 November 1288 and consecrated on 20 March 1289.[2][3]

Walpole was translated to the see of Ely on 5 June 1299. He died on 20 March 1302.[4][5]

Citations

  1. ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Archdeachons of Ely
  2. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 261
  3. ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Norwich: Bishops
  4. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 244
  5. ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Bishops

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Greenway, Diana E. (1971). "Ely: Archdeacons of Ely". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
  • —— (1971). "Ely: Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
  • —— (1971). "Norwich: Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.

Further reading

  • Owen, Dorothy M. (2004). "Walpole, Ralph of". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28598. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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Preceded by
William Middleton
 Bishop of Norwich
1288–1299 		Succeeded by
John Salmon
Preceded by
John Langton
 Bishop of Ely
1299–1302 		Succeeded by
Robert Orford
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