Robert Peche (died 1126) was a medieval
Bishop of Coventry
The Bishop of Coventry is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Coventry in the Province of Canterbury. In the Middle Ages, the Bishop of Coventry was a title used by the bishops known today as the Bishop of Lichfield.
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Peche was elected about January 1121, and consecrated on 13 March 1121. He died on 22 August 1126.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 253] Little is known of his background, and his actual activity while bishop remains obscure.
[Barlow ''English Church'' p. 84] It is probable that
Richard Peche, who became bishop of Coventry from 1161 to 1182 was his son.
[Franklin "Peche, Richard" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'']
Dugdale and Banks state Peche had two sons one of whom was the later Bishop of Lichfield
Richard Peche adding credence to assertion of probable descent from Robert.
[Thomas C Banks - The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of Englan]
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12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops of Lichfield
1126 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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