Paulinus was the master of St. Leonard's Hospital in

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before he was nominated to be

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. He was nominated in 1186, but declined the see.Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Carlisle: Bishops
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* Bishops of Carlisle 12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops {{England-bishop-stub