Waleran (bishop of Rochester)

Waleran was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Waleran
Bishop of Rochester
Elected9 or 10 October 1182
Term ended29 August 1184
PredecessorWalter
SuccessorGilbert Glanvill
Orders
Ordination18 December 1182
Consecration19 December 1182
Personal details
Died29 August 1184
DenominationCatholic
Previous post(s)Archdeacon of Bayeux

Waleran was archdeacon of the diocese of Bayeux[1] and a clerk serving Richard of Dover, Archbishop of Canterbury.[2]

Waleran was elected on 9 October or 10 October 1182[3] and was ordained a priest on 18 December 1182.[2] He was consecrated on 19 December 1182.[3]

Waleran died on 29 August 1184.[2]

Citations

  1. Spear "Norman Empire" Journal of British Studies p. 6
  2. British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
  3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267

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.
  • Spear, David S. (1982). "The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy, 1066–1204". Journal of British Studies. XXI (2): 1–10. doi:10.1086/385787. JSTOR 175531. S2CID 153511298.

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