Reginald Brian was a medieval
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 city of St Davids in Pembrokeshire, ...
and
Bishop of Worcester
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
. He was the son of
Guy Bryan, 1st Baron Bryan, brother of Guy Brian the younger, and brother-in-law of
Alice Brian, better known as Alice de Bryene.
[See "Brian, Guy, Baron Brian (c. 1310-1390)" in '']Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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Brian was consecrated Bishop of St David's on 26 September 1350 and translated to the
see of Worcester
The Diocese of Worcester forms part of the Church of England (Anglican) Province of Canterbury in England.
The diocese was founded around 679 by St Theodore of Canterbury at Worcester to minister to the kingdom of the Hwicce, one of the many ...
on 22 October 1352.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 297]
Brian died on 10 December 1361.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 279]
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Bishops of Worcester
Bishops of St Davids
14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
1361 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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