William Chillenden Explained

Type:archbishop
William Chillenden
Archbishop-elect of Canterbury
Elected:9 September 1270
Quashed:summer 1272
Predecessor:Boniface of Savoy
(archbishop)
Successor:Robert Kilwardby
(archbishop)
Other Post:Prior of Christ Church, Canterbury
Consecration:(never consecrated)
Death Date:13 September 1274

William Chillenden, (died 1274) also known as Adam of Chillenden, was a monk at Christ Church Priory, Canterbury, and treasurer of that priory when he was elected Prior of Christ Church in 1263 (or 1264).[1]

Chillenden was elected to be Archbishop of Canterbury in England on 9 September 1270. King Edward I, however, had wanted his Chancellor Robert Burnell elected.[2] Chillenden's election was set aside by the pope in the summer of 1272 and he never received his pallium.[3]

Chillenden died on 13 September 1274.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Canterbury: Priors
  2. Prestwich Edward I p. 73
  3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 233