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William de Goldcliff (died 12 January 1229), was
Bishop of Llandaff The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. Area of authority The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of ...
from 1219 until his death in 1229. He had formerly been the Prior of Goldcliff Priory from around 1190 to 1219.Williams, D. H., (1970) "Goldcliff Priory", The Monmouthshire Antiquary, 3:1 (1970–1), 37–54. He was elected Bishop before 11 July 1219, and resigned from his position as Prior of Goldcliff. He received royal assent and the temporalities on 16 July, and was consecrated Bishop of Llandaff on 27 October. He died in office on 28 January 1229.


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