Edmund Audley
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Salisbury |
| Title | Bishop of Salisbury |
| Period in office | 1502–1524 |
| Predecessor | Henry Deane |
| Successor | Lawrence Campejus |
| Religious career | |
| Previous bishoprics | Bishop of Rochester Bishop of Hereford |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | August 23, 1524 |
Edmund Touchet or Touchett, also Edmund Audley (died 1524), was Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Salisbury.
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[edit] Life
He graduated B.A. in 1463 at University College, Oxford. He was nominated to the bishop of Rochester on July 7, 1480, and consecrated on October 1, 1480.[1] He was then translated to be bishop of Hereford on June 22, 1492.[2][3] He was then translated to become bishop of Salisbury on January 10, 1502.[4][5][6] He died on August 23, 1524.[4]
He was the son of Eleanor Holand[7]. He is buried in a chapel of Salisbury Cathedral[8].
[edit] Memory
One of the guilds at Bennett Memorial Diocesan School was named after him by Lady Bennett.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 268
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 251
- ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography, under Audley, Edmund
- ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 271
- ^ Tudor Place: Edmund Touchet accessed on August 31, 2007
- ^ Bishops of Salisbury accessed on August 31, 2007
- ^ Touchet Family accessed on August 31, 2007
- ^ Britain Express: Salisbury Cathedral accessed on August 31, 2007
[edit] References
- Bishops of Salisbury accessed on August 31, 2007
- Britain Express: Salisbury Cathedral accessed on August 31, 2007
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Touchet Family accessed on August 31, 2007
- Tudor Place: Edmund Touchet accessed on August 31, 2007
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| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Russell |
Bishop of Rochester 1480–1492 |
Succeeded by Thomas Savage |
| Preceded by Thomas Mylling |
Bishop of Hereford 1492–1502 |
Succeeded by Adrian de Castello |
| Preceded by Henry Deane |
Bishop of Salisbury 1502–1524 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Campejus |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Audley, Edmund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Touchet, Edmund; Touchett, Edmund |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Rochester; Bishop of Hereford; Bishop of Salisbury |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 23, 1524 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |

