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Roger (died 1102) was a medieval
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-elect. Roger was the
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for King
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of England before he was appointed to the
see of Hereford The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England, and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales. The cathedral i ...
in September 1102.Vaughn ''Anselm of Bec'' pp. 246–248 He was invested with the
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on 29 September 1102, by King
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. He then attended the Council of London held just days later. He became ill, and asked Anselm, the
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to consecrate him before his death, but Anselm refused as the archbishop had already compromised with the king over the
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by allowing the king to invest Roger. He died at the council within a week of his investiture.Barrow
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: volume 8: Hereford: Bishops
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* * Bishops of Hereford 1102 deaths Anglo-Normans Year of birth unknown 12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops {{England-bishop-stub