Walter (bishop of Rochester)
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Walter was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Walter | |
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Bishop of Rochester | |
Elected | 27 January 1148 |
Term ended | 26 July 1182 |
Predecessor | Ascelin |
Successor | Waleran |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Canterbury |
Orders | |
Consecration | 14 March 1148 |
Personal details | |
Died | 26 July 1182 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Walter was the brother of Theobald of Bec, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161. Theobald selected Walter to be Archdeacon of Canterbury soon after Theobald's election, and it was Theobald who secured Walter's election to Rochester.
Walter was elected on 27 January 1148 and consecrated on 14 March 1148. He died on 26 July 1182.
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References
- Bartlett, Robert C. (2000). England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings: 1075–1225. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-822741-8.
- British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury accessed on 30 October 2007
- 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.