Hugh de Wells

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Hugh de Wells

Denomination	Catholic
Senior posting
See	Diocese of Lincoln
Title	Bishop of Lincoln
Period in office	1209–1235
Predecessor	William de Blois
Successor	Robert Grosseteste
Religious career
Previous post	Archdeacon of Wells
Personal
Date of death	February 7, 1235

Hugh de Wells (or Hugh of Wells) was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln.

Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Life

He was the son of Edward of Wells and brother of Jocelin of Wells, Bishop of Bath.^[1] He was keeper of the king's seal.^[2] He was a royal clerk in the chancery as well as a canon of Wells before being named Archdeacon of Wells before April 25, 1204. He held prebends in the diocese of Lincoln and diocese of London as well.^[3]

He was elected to the see of Lincoln about April 14, 1209 and consecrated on December 20, 1209^[4] at Melun. He was in exile in France until he returned to England on July 16, 1213.^[2]

He died on February 7, 1235.^[4]

[edit] See also

• List of bishops of Lincoln and precursor offices

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• British History Online Archdeacons of Wells accessed on October 28, 2007
• British History Online Bishops of Bath accessed on September 23, 2007
• British History Online Bishops of Lincoln accessed on October 28, 2007
• Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

Religious titles
Preceded by William de Blois	Bishop of Lincoln 1209–1235	Succeeded by Robert Grosseteste

Persondata
NAME	Wells, Hugh de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hugh of Wells
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Lincoln
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	February 7, 1235
PLACE OF DEATH