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Robert of Chichester (died before April 1161) was a medieval
Bishop of Exeter
The Bishop of Exeter is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. Since 30 April 2014 the ordinary has been Robert Atwell. .
Robert is often confused with his predecessor,
Robert Warelwast __NOTOC__
Robert Warelwast (died 1155) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.
Life
Warelwast and his successor, Robert of Chichester are often confused.Barlow ''English Church'' p. 93 Warelwast was the nephew of the previous bishop, William Warelwast, ...
. His surname comes from a single source, one of his successors. He was a relative of
David fitzGerald
David FitzGerald (sometimes David Fitz Gerald or David fitz Gerald; 1106 – 8 May 1176) was a medieval Bishop of St David's in Wales.
Early life
FitzGerald was the son of Gerald of Windsor and Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, and was pr ...
,
bishop of St David's
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The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the St Davids, city of ...
, but the exact relationship is unknown. He held a
prebend
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at Islington in the diocese of London, and was
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 ...
from 1148.
[Barlow "Chichester, Robert of" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''] He was consecrated on 5 June 1155
[ or perhaps on 3 June.][
]John of Salisbury
John of Salisbury (late 1110s – 25 October 1180), who described himself as Johannes Parvus ("John the Little"), was an English author, philosopher, educationalist, diplomat and bishop of Chartres.
Early life and education
Born at Salisbury, En ...
felt that Robert gained the bishopric by simony
Simony () is the act of selling church offices and roles or sacred things. It is named after Simon Magus, who is described in the Acts of the Apostles as having offered two disciples of Jesus payment in exchange for their empowering him to imp ...
, and his rule seems to have been unpopular. He brought in a number of clergy from the diocese of Salisbury, and acted as a patron to his successor Bartholomew Iscanus
Bartholomew of Exeter (died 1184) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter. He came from Normandy and after being a clerk of the Archbishop of Canterbury, was made Archdeacon of Exeter in 1155. He became Bishop of Exeter in 1161. Known for his knowl ...
as well as Baldwin of Exeter
Baldwin of Forde or FordSharpe ''Handlist of Latin Writers'' pp. 66–67 ( – 19 November 1190) was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1185 and 1190. The son of a clergyman, he studied canon law and theology at Bologna and was tutor to Pop ...
, who was later to become Archbishop of Canterbury
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justi ...
.
Robert died on 10 March 1160 according to the ''Handbook of British Chronology'',[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 246] but other sources just say he died before 18 April 1161. His burial site is unknown.[
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Citations
References
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External links
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Entry for Robert
in George Oliver's ''Lives of the Bishops of Exeter''
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Bishops of Exeter
12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
1160 deaths
Deans of Salisbury
Year of birth unknown