Richard Clifford

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Richard Clifford
Bishop of London
Church	Roman Catholic
See	Diocese of London
Appointed	22 June 1407
Reign ended	20 August 1421
Predecessor	Nicholas Bubwith
Successor	John Kemp
Orders
Consecration	9 October 1401
Personal details
Died	20 August 1421
Previous post	Bishop-elect of Bath and Wells Bishop of Worcester

Richard Clifford (died 1421) was a Bishop-elect of Bath and Wells, Bishop of Worcester and Bishop of London as well as Lord Privy Seal.

His brother was the MP, Robert Clifford.^[1]

Clifford was appointed Lord Privy Seal on 14 November 1387, and resigned on 4 November 1401.^[2] He was Keeper of the Great Wardrobe from 1390 to 1398.

Clifford was elected to the see of Bath and Wells on 12 May 1400, but not consecrated, being translated to Worcester instead.^[3]

Furthermore Clifford was also elected to the see of Worcester on 19 August 1401 and consecrated on 9 October 1401.^[4]

Clifford was translated to the see of London on 22 June 1407 and died on 20 August 1421.^[5]

[edit] Citations

^ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/clifford-robert-1423
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 95
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 228
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 258

[edit] References

Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

Political offices
Preceded by Guy Mone	Lord Privy Seal 1397–1401	Succeeded by Thomas Langley
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Ralph Ergham	Bishop of Bath and Wells 1400–1401	Succeeded by Henry Bowet
Preceded by Robert Tideman of Winchcombe	Bishop of Worcester 1401–1407	Succeeded by Thomas Peverel
Preceded by Nicholas Bubwith	Bishop of London 1407–1421	Succeeded by John Kemp

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Persondata
Name	Clifford, Richard
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Bath and Wells elect; Bishop of Worcester; Bishop of London
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	20 August 1421
Place of death