Henry de Sully (died 1195)

Henry de Sully (or Henry de Soilli) (d. 23 or 24 October 1195) was a medieval monk, Bishop of Worcester and Abbot of Glastonbury.

Henry de Sully
Bishop of Worcester
Elected	4 December 1193
Term ended	October 1195
Predecessor	Robert FitzRalph
Successor	John of Coutances
Orders
Consecration	12 December 1193
Personal details
Died	23 or 24 October 1195
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Abbot of Glastonbury

Henry became prior of Bermondsey Abbey in 1186. In September 1189, following the death of Henry II of England, Richard I of England appointed him Abbot of Glastonbury.[1] It was while he was abbot that Glastonbury claimed to find the body of King Arthur around 1191. He was elected to the see of Worcester[2] on 4 December 1193 and consecrated on 12 December 1193. He died on 23 or 24 October 1195.[3]

Citations

1. 'House of Cluniac monks: Abbey of Bermondsey', A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 2 (1967), pp. 64–77.
2. British History Online Bishops of Worcester Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 3 November 2007
3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279

References

• British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Robert FitzRalph	Bishop of Worcester 1193–1195	Succeeded by John of Coutances