Henry Brandeston (or Henry of Braunstone) was a medieval
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The see is in the City of Salisbury where the bishop's seat ...
.
Life
Brandeston held the offices of
archdeacon of Wiltshire,
archdeacon of Dorset
The Archdeacon of Dorset is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. He or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the four area deaneries: Purbeck, Poole, Wimborne, and Milto ...
, and
Dean of Salisbury
The Dean of Salisbury is the head of the chapter of Salisbury Cathedral in the Church of England. The Dean assists the archdeacon of Sarum and bishop of Ramsbury in the diocese of Salisbury.
List of deans
High Medieval
* Walter
* Osbert
*?â ...
, all in the
diocese of Salisbury.
[British History Online Archdeacons of Dorset]
accessed on 30 October 2007[British History Online Deans of Salisbury]
accessed on 30 October 2007
Brandeston was elected
bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
on 2 January 1287 and consecrated on 1 June 1287.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 270] He was enthroned at
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Salisbury and is the seat of the Bishop of Salisbury.
The buildi ...
on 19 October 1287.
[British History Online Bishops of Salisbury]
accessed on 30 October 2007
Brandeston died on 11 February 1288.
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Citations
References
British History Online Archdeacons of Dorset
accessed on 30 October 2007
British History Online Bishops of Salisbury
accessed on 30 October 2007
British History Online Deans of Salisbury
accessed on 30 October 2007
*
Bishops of Salisbury
Archdeacons of Dorset
Archdeacons of Wilts
13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
Deans of Salisbury
1288 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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