Richard Peche
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Coventry |
| Title | Bishop of Coventry |
| Period in office | 1161–1182 |
| Predecessor | Walter Durdent |
| Successor | Gerard la Pucelle |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | October 6, 1182 |
Richard Peche was a medieval Bishop of Coventry.
He was probably the son of Robert Peche who was bishop of Coventry from 1121 to 1128. He was definitely the son of a priest, as Ralph de Diceto wrote about him and justified the elevation of a son of priest to the episcopacy. He was archdeacon of Coventry, and may have been given that office by his father, although the first record of him as an archdeacon is from about 1140.[1] He was consecrated on about April 18, 1161,[2] either by Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury or by Walter bishop of Rochester.[1] Richard probably assisted Roger de Pont L'Evêque archbishop of York in the cornonation of Henry the Young King in 1170.[3] After Becket's death, Richard, along with Bartholomew Iscanus bishop of Exeter reconciled Canterbury Cathedral so it might be once more used for the liturgy.[4] While bishop, Richard worked to restore the finances of the diocese, and ten charters he issued are still extant.[1] Richard resigned the see in 1182 and died on October 6, 1182.[2] After his resignation, he took the habit of an Augustinian canon at Stafford,[5] although the story that he founded the house he retired has since been proven to be not the case.[1]
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- Barlow, Frank Thomas Becket Berkeley, CA:University of California Press 1986 ISBN 0-520-07175-1
- Franklin, M. J. "Peche, Richard (d. 1182)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed January 14, 2008
- 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.
- Knowles, Dom David The Monastic Order in England: From the Times of St. Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council Second Edition Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1976 reprint ISBN 0-521-05479-6
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Walter Durdent |
Bishop of Coventry 1161–1182 |
Succeeded by Gerard la Pucelle |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peche, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Coventry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1182 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
