__NOTOC__ Robert of Chichester (died before April 1161) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter. Robert is often confused with his predecessor, Robert Warelwast. His surname comes from a single source, one of his successors. He was a relative of

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, but the exact relationship is unknown. He held a prebend at Islington in the diocese of London, and was

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from 1148.Barlow "Chichester, Robert of" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' He was consecrated on 5 June 1155 or perhaps on 3 June.

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felt that Robert gained the bishopric by simony, and his rule seems to have been unpopular. He brought in a number of clergy from the diocese of Salisbury, and acted as a patron to his successor Bartholomew Iscanus as well as

Baldwin of Exeter Baldwin of Forde or FordSharpe ''Handlist of Latin Writers'' pp. 66–67 ( – 19 November 1190) was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1185 and 1190. The son of a clergyman, he studied canon law and theology at Bologna and was tutor to Pop ...

, who was later to become Archbishop of Canterbury. Robert died on 10 March 1160 according to the ''Handbook of British Chronology'',Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 246 but other sources just say he died before 18 April 1161. His burial site is unknown.

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Entry for Robert
in George Oliver's ''Lives of the Bishops of Exeter'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Robert of Chichester Bishops of Exeter 12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 1160 deaths Deans of Salisbury Year of birth unknown