Robert Foliot
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Hereford |
| Title | Bishop of Hereford |
| Period in office | 1173–1186 |
| Predecessor | Robert of Melun |
| Successor | William de Vere |
| Religious career | |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Oxford |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | May 9, 1186 |
Rober Foliot was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.
[edit] Life
He was a relative of both Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London, and of Robert de Chesney, Bishop of Lincoln. He was a canon of Lincoln Cathedral and an official of the bishop of Lincoln, before being named Archdeacon of Oxford by October 1, 1151. He was also a canon of Hereford Cathedral.[1]
He was elected to the see of Hereford in late April of 1173 and consecrated on October 6, 1174[2] at Canterbury by Archbishop Richard of Dover. He attended the Third Lateran Council in 1179.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ British History Online Archdeacons of Oxford accessed on October 26, 2007
- ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 250
- ^ British History Online Bishops of Hereford accessed on October 26, 2007
[edit] References
- British History Online Archdeacons of Oxford accessed on October 26, 2007
- British History Online Bishops of Hereford accessed on October 26, 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.
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert of Melun |
Bishop of Hereford 1173–1186 |
Succeeded by William de Vere |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Foliot, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Hereford |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1186 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
