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. Lawrence was a royal clerk and held

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s in the dioceses of

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. He was also

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.British History Online Bishops of Rochester
accessed on 30 October 2007 Lawrence was elected on 19 October 1250 and consecrated on 9 April 1251.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 267 He was enthroned at Rochester Cathedral after 24 October 1251. Lawrence died on 3 June 1274.

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accessed on 30 October 2007 * Bishops of Rochester Archdeacons of Coventry 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 1274 deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub