Waleran (bishop of Rochester) explained
| Type: | Bishop |
| Waleran |
| Bishop of Rochester |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| Elected: | 9 or 10 October 1182 |
| Term End: | 29 August 1184 |
| Predecessor: | Walter |
| Successor: | Gilbert Glanvill |
| Ordination: | 18 December 1182 |
| Consecration: | 19 December 1182 |
| Death Date: | 29 August 1184 |
| Previous Post: | Archdeacon of Bayeux |
Waleran was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Waleran was archdeacon of the diocese of Bayeux[1] and a clerk serving Richard of Dover, Archbishop of Canterbury.[2]
Waleran was elected on 9 October or 10 October 1182[3] and was ordained a priest on 18 December 1182.[2] He was consecrated on 19 December 1182.[3]
Waleran died on 29 August 1184.[2]
References
- British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
- Book: Fryde . E. B. . Greenway . D. E. . Porter . S. . Roy . I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1996 . 0-521-56350-X .
- Spear . David S. . 1982 . The Norman Empire and the Secular Clergy, 1066–1204 . . XXI . 2 . 1–10 . 175531 . 10.1086/385787. 153511298 .
Notes and References
- Spear "Norman Empire" Journal of British Studies p. 6
- http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33873 British History Online Bishops of Rochester
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
