Roger of Salisbury (died 1247) was a
Bishop of Bath and Wells (previously Bath).
Life
Roger was a
canon of Salisbury by 3 July 1223 and was a theology lecturer at
Salisbury by 30 September 1225. In late 1226 or early 1227 he acquired the
prebend
A prebendary is a member of the Roman Catholic or Anglican clergy, a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of the ...
of
Netheravon
Netheravon is a village and civil parish on the River Avon and A345 road, about north of the town of Amesbury in Wiltshire, South West England. It is within Salisbury Plain.
The village is on the right (west) bank of the Avon, opposite Fit ...
in the
diocese of Salisbury
The Diocese of Salisbury is a Church of England diocese in the south of England, within the ecclesiastical Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of Dorset (excepting the deaneries of Bournemouth and Christchurch, which fall within t ...
.
[Greenway ]
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 4: Salisbury: Prebends of Netheravon
' In 1223 he had the prebend of Teinton Regis in the diocese of Salisbury, and held that prebend until he became bishop.
[Greenway ]
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 4: Salisbury: Prebend of Teinton Regis
' He was named to the office of
precentor of Salisbury in early 1227.
[Greenway ]
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 4: Salisbury: Precentors of Salisbury
'
Roger was elected about 3 February 1244 and consecrated 11 September 1244.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 228] His election was contentious because the canons of Wells, who had been promised the ability to participate in the election of the new bishop, were instead excluded. Eventually,
William of Bitton I
William of Bitton (died 1264) was a medieval English Bishop of Bath and Wells.
Life
William was probably born in Bitton in Gloucestershire.Shaw "Button, William" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' He was a relative of Walter Giffard ...
, who eventually succeeded Roger as bishop, managed to arrange a compromise.
[Shaw "Button, William" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''] Roger died on 21 December 1247
[ and was buried at Bath.][Greenway ]
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 7: Bath and Wells: Bishops
' He should not be confused with Roger of Salisbury, Bishop of Salisbury, who died in 1139.
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Roger of Salisbury, bishop of Bath and Wells
Roger of Salisbury (died 1247) was a Bishop of Bath and Wells (previously Bath).
Life
Roger was a canon of Salisbury by 3 July 1223 and was a theology lecturer at Salisbury by 30 September 1225. In late 1226 or early 1227 he acquired the pr ...
Year of birth unknown
13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops