William Chillenden

William Chillenden
Archbishop-elect of Canterbury
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Canterbury
Elected	9 September 1270
Quashed	summer 1272
Predecessor	Boniface of Savoy (archbishop)
Successor	Robert Kilwardby (archbishop)
Other posts	Prior of Christ Church, Canterbury
Orders
Consecration	(never consecrated)
Personal details
Died	13 September 1274
Nationality	English
Denomination	Roman Catholic

William Chillenden, (died 1274) also known as Adam of Chillenden, was a monk at Christ Church Priory, Canterbury, and treasurer of that priory when he was elected Prior of Christ Church in 1263 (or 1264).

Chillenden was elected to be Archbishop of Canterbury in England on 9 September 1270. King Edward I, however, had wanted his Chancellor Robert Burnell elected. Chillenden's election was set aside by the pope in the summer of 1272 and he never received his pallium.

Chillenden died on 13 September 1274.

References

• British History Online Priors of Christ Church Priory Canterbury accessed on 11 September 2007
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
• Prestwich, Michael (1997). Edward I. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07157-4. 

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Roger de St Elphege	Prior of Christ Church, Canterbury 1263/4–1274	Succeeded by Thomas Ringmere
Preceded by Boniface of Savoy (archbishop)	Archbishop-elect of Canterbury 1270–1272	Succeeded by Robert Kilwardby (archbishop)