Lewis de Charleton
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| Lewis de Charleton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hereford | |
| Church | Catholic |
| See | Diocese of Hereford |
| In office | 1361–1369 |
| Predecessor | John Trilleck |
| Successor | William Courtenay |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1369 |
Lewis de Charleton (or Lewis Charlton, Lewes de Cherlton; died 23 May 1369) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford in England.
De Charleton was a Canon at Hereford Cathedral. He was nominated as Bishop of Hereford on 10 September 1361 and consecrated on 3 October 1361.[1] He was Bishop until 1370.
Lewis de Charleton's brother Humphrey de Cherlton was the Chancellor of Oxford University from 1354–7.[2] [3][4] Lewis de Charleton himself may have been Chancellor of the University in 1357.[5]
Notes [edit]
- ^ Fryde, et al., Handbook of British Chronology, p. 250.
- ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ^ Wood (1790). Fasti Oxonienses. p. 25.
- ^ Wordsworth, Christopher (ed.). "The Ancient Kalendar of the University of Oxford". Archive.org. Vol. XLV (Oxford: Clarendon Press).
- ^ Wood (1790). Fasti Oxonienses. p. 26.
References [edit]
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Wood, Anthony (1790). The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. Google Books.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Humphrey de Cherlton |
Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1357 |
Succeeded by John de Hotham |
| Catholic Church titles | ||
| Preceded by John Trilleck |
Bishop of Hereford 1361–1369 |
Succeeded by William Courtenay |
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