Henry Wakefield was a medieval
Bishop of Worcester
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 ...
.
Wakefield was elected on 12 September 1375 and consecrated on 28 October 1375.
[Bishops of Worcester, 1268–1543]
''British History Online''[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 279]
Wakefield briefly served as
Lord High Treasurer
The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Acts of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third-highest-ranked Great Officer of State in ...
in 1377.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 105]
Wakefield died on 11 March 1395.
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Bishops of Worcester, 1268–1543
''British History Online'' Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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Bishops of Worcester
Lord High Treasurers of England
1395 deaths
14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
Year of birth unknown
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