Richard Wendene
Richard Wendene | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rochester | |
| Elected | 26 March 1235 |
| Term ended | 12 October 1250 |
| Predecessor | Henry Sandford |
| Successor | Lawrence of St Martin |
| Other post(s) | Rector of Bromley |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 21 November 1238 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | circa 1219 Wendover |
| Died | 12 October 1250 Essex |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Richard Wendene (c. 1219-1250) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Wendene's family held lands between Wendover near Buckingham and Wenden in Essex,[citation needed] and he was appointed as Rector of Bromley in Kent.[1]
Wendene was advanced as bishop, being elected on 26 March 1235, and consecrated on 21 November 1238[2] in Rochester Cathedral.[3]
Wendene died on 12 October 1250,[2] at Danbury Palace in the diocesan manor of Freckenham, Suffolk.[4]
Citations
- ^ British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
- ^ Faith and Fabric: A History of Rochester Cathedral 604-1994, Prof. Nigel Yates (1996)
- ^ Nicholas Karn, ‘Wenden, Richard of (d. 1250)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, May 2009.
References
- British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
- 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.
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