Robert FitzRalph (sometimes known as Robert son of William FitzRalph) 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 ...
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Life
FitzRalph was the son of
William FitzRalph
William FitzRalph was the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests from 1169 to 1177. , who was a landowner in
Derbyshire and was
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests 1170–1180 and was seneschal of
Normandy 1178–1200. Robert held a
prebend
A prebendary is a member of the Roman Catholic or Anglican clergy, a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of the ...
in the
diocese of York before he was
Archdeacon of Nottingham
The Archdeacon of Nottingham is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, who exercises supervision of clergy and responsibility for church buildings within the Archdeaconry of Nottingham.
Histor ...
in 1185. He also held a prebend in the
diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.
History
The diocese traces its roots in an unbroken line to the Pre-Reformation Diocese of Leices ...
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[British History Online Archdeacons of Nottingham]
accessed on 3 November 2007
FitzRalph was elected to the
see of Worcester on 1 July 1190
[British History Online Bishops of Worcester]
accessed on 3 November 2007 and consecrated on 5 May 1191. He died in 1193, probably on 27 June
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 278] but possibly on 14 July.
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Citations
References
British History Online Archdeacons of Nottingham
accessed on 3 November 2007
British History Online Bishops of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007
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Archdeacons of Nottingham
Bishops of Worcester
12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
1193 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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