Ralph Walpole

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Ralph Walpole
Bishop of Ely
Appointed5 June 1299
Term ended20 March 1302
PredecessorJohn Langton
SuccessorRobert Orford
Other postsArchdeacon of Ely
Bishop of Norwich
Orders
Consecration20 March 1289
Personal details
Died(1302-03-20)20 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

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.

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