Type: | bishop |
Robert Mascall, O.Carm | |
Bishop of Hereford | |
Religion: | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed: | 2 July 1404 |
Term End: | 22 December 1416 |
Predecessor: | Thomas Trevenant |
Successor: | Edmund Lacey |
Consecration: | 6 July 1404 |
Birth Place: | Ludlow, Shropshire |
Death Date: | 22 December 1416 |
Robert Mascall (or Maschal) (died 22 December 1416) was a medieval Carmelite friar who served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1404 to 1416.
Mascall was born at Ludlow, Shropshire, where at an early age he became a Carmelite friar.[1] He was educated at the University of Oxford, gaining a distinction in philosophy and theology.[1] Probably in 1400, King Henry IV appointed Mascall his confessor.[1]
Mascall was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Hereford by papal provision on 2 July and consecrated on 6 July 1404.[2] [3] [4] He received possession of the temporalities of the See of Hereford on 25 September 1404.[2] [4]
Mascall died in office on 22 December 1416.[2] [4]