Nicholas Close
Nicholas Close | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Appointed | 30 August 1452 |
| Term ended | late October 1452 |
| Predecessor | William Booth |
| Successor | Reginald Boulers |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Carlisle Archdeacon of Colchester |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 15 March 1450 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | late October 1452 |
Nicholas Close (died 1452) was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 1450 to 1452. He was provided to the see of Carlisle in January 1450, and consecrated on 15 March 1450.[1] He was selected Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield on 30 August 1452 and served for a short time before his death in late October 1452.[2] He was educated at King's College, Cambridge, being elected a fellow in 1443,[3] and served as a commissioner to Scotland in 1449. He was Archdeacon of Colchester before being appointed bishop.
Citations
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 236
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 254
- ^ "Close, Nicholas (CLS450N)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
References
- 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.
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