Richard Beauchamp (bishop)
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| Richard Beauchamp | |
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| Bishop of Salisbury | |
 Beauchamp's tomb in Salisbury Cathedral |
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| Church | Catholic |
| See | Diocese of Salisbury |
| In office | 1450–1481 |
| Predecessor | William Ayscough |
| Successor | Lionel Woodville |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 18 October 1481 |
| Previous post | Bishop of Hereford |
Richard Beauchamp (died 1481) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Salisbury.
Beauchamp was the son of Walter Beauchamp, Speaker of the House of Commons in 1416 and studied at Oxford University.
After serving as Archdeacon of Suffolk from around 1441,[1] Beauchamp was nominated to the see of Hereford on 4 December 1448 and consecrated as bishop on 9 February 1449.[2]
Beauchamp was translated to the see of Salisbury on 14 August 1450 and died on 18 October 1481.[3]
Notes [edit]
- ^ "'Archdeacons: Suffolk', Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 4: Monastic cathedrals (southern province) (1963)". pp. 32–34. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 251
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 271
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.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Spofford |
Bishop of Hereford 1448–1450 |
Succeeded by Reginald Boulers |
| Preceded by William Ayscough |
Bishop of Salisbury 1450–1481 |
Succeeded by Lionel Woodville |
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