Michael was a medieval
Bishop of Hereford
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The episcopal see is centred in the Hereford, City of Hereford where the bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is in the Hereford Cathedr ...
elect. He was a
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of
Lichfield Cathedral
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before being elected by the cathedral chapter of
Hereford Cathedral
Hereford Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Hereford in Hereford, England.
A place of worship has existed on the site of the present building since the 8th century or earlier. The present building was begun in 1079. S ...
to succeed
Ralph de Maidstone, but the election was quashed in August 1240.
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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 8: Hereford: Bishops
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Bishops of Hereford
13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
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