Ralph Walpole

Ralph Walpole (died 1302) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich and Bishop of Ely.

Ralph Walpole
Bishop of Ely
Appointed	5 June 1299
Term ended	20 March 1302
Predecessor	John Langton
Successor	Robert Orford
Other posts	Archdeacon of Ely Bishop of Norwich
Orders
Consecration	20 March 1289
Personal details
Died	20 March 1302
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Life

Walpole was Archdeacon of Ely by 6 February 1272.[1]

Walpole was elected to the see of Norwich on 11 November 1288 and consecrated on 20 March 1289.[2][3]

Walpole was translated to the see of Ely on 5 June 1299. He died on 20 March 1302.[4][5]

Citations

1. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Archdeachons of Ely
2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 261
3. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Norwich: Bishops
4. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 244
5. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Bishops

References

• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
• Greenway, Diana E. (1971). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Archdeacons of Ely. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
• Greenway, Diana E. (1971). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Bishops. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
• Greenway, Diana E. (1971). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Norwich: Bishops. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.

Further reading

• Owen, Dorothy M. (2004). "Walpole, Ralph of (d. 1302)" ((subscription or UK public library membership required)). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28598.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by William Middleton	Bishop of Norwich 1288–1299	Succeeded by John Salmon
Preceded by John Langton	Bishop of Ely 1299–1302	Succeeded by Robert Orford