William de Goldcliff explained

William de Goldcliff (died 12 January 1229), was Bishop of Llandaff from 1219 until his death in 1229.^[1] He had formerly been the Prior of Goldcliff Priory from around 1190 to 1219.^[2] He was elected Bishop before 11 July 1219, and resigned from his position as Prior of Goldcliff.^[3] He received royal assent and the temporalities on 16 July,^[4] and was consecrated Bishop of Llandaff on 27 October.^[5] He died in office on 28 January 1229.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan: Volume III – Part 1b: Medieval Secular Monuments the Later Castles from 1217 to the present. 2000. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. 978-1-871184-22-8. 475.
2. Williams, D. H., (1970) "Goldcliff Priory", The Monmouthshire Antiquary, 3:1 (1970–1), 37–54.
3. Web site: Priors of Goldcliff. Monasticwales.org. 3 April 2016.
4. Book: Handbook of British Chronology. Pryde, E. B. Greenway, D. E.. Cambridge University Press. 1996. 293. 978-0-5215-6350-5.
5. Book: Canterbury and York Society. 1973. The Canterbury and York Society. 65.
6. Book: Archaeologia Cambrensis: Supplements, Volume 1. 1863. University of Chicago. 93.