Roger Martival Explained

Type:Bishop
Roger Martival
Bishop of Salisbury
Religion:Catholic
Elected:about 11 June 1315
Term End:14 March 1330
Predecessor:Simon of Ghent
Successor:Robert Wyvil
Consecration:28 September 1315
Death Date:14 March 1330

Roger Martival (died 14 March 1330) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury in England.

Martival was Archdeacon of Huntingdon (1286–1295), Archdeacon of Leicester (1295–1310)[1] and Dean of Lincoln (1310–1315). From 1293 to 1294, he was Chancellor of the University of Oxford.[2]

Martival was elected as Bishop of Salisbury about 11 June 1315 and consecrated on 28 September 1315. He died 14 March 1330.[3] He has a house named for him at Bishop Wordsworth's School, Salisbury.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archdeacons- Leicester . British History Online . 2012-01-15 .
  2. Book: . . Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University . 1988 . 521–522 . 0-333-39917-X . Hibbert . Christopher. Christopher Hibbert.
  3. Fryde, et al., Handbook of British Chronology, p. 270.
  4. Web site: Bishop Wordsworth's School. www.bws-school.org.uk. en. 2018-05-06.