Geoffrey ''sometimes known as Geoffrey Kirtling or Kytlynge,'' was a Priest in the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

Career

He was appointed

Dean of Lincoln The Dean of Lincoln is the head of the Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral in the city of Lincoln, England in the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln. Christine Wilson was installed as Dean on 22 October 2016.

between 1181 and 1182. In 1169, although according to some sources, this may be 1176 he was a Prebendary of Aylesbury. Not to be confused with Geoffrey who was

Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and ...

and Archdeacon of Lincoln. As Geoffrey Kirtling is supposed to have died in 1182 or 1183 as in December 1183 Salomon of Paris writes to Richard de Malebis and presents him with ''"four pounds due to his lord Aaron, paid on Monday after Martinmas following the death of Geoffrey irtling High-Dean of Lincoln, in part payment of 'the great debt which he owes to my Lord Aaron, whereof I have appointed him a day for settlement'."''

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* * {{authority control Deans of Lincoln 12th-century English Roman Catholic priests