Theulf

Theulf
Bishop of Worcester
Term ended20 October 1123
PredecessorSamson
SuccessorSimon of Worcester
Previous post(s)Canon of Bayeux
Orders
Consecration27 June 1115
Personal details
Died20 October 1123
DenominationCatholic

Theulf (died 20 October 1123) was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

Life

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Theulf was a canon of Bayeux Cathedral and a king's chaplain[1] before he was nominated to the see of Worcester on 28 December 1113. The archbishopric of Canterbury was then vacant and his consecration as bishop was delayed until 27 June 1115 when Archbishop Ralph d'Escures received his pallium from Rome and was thus empowered to perform the ceremony. Theulf died on 20 October 1123.[2] The medieval chronicler William of Malmesbury claimed that Theulf confessed on his deathbed that he had purchased his bishopric.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
  2. ^ Hoskin, "Theulf"
  3. ^ Bethell "English Black Monks" English Historical Review p. 682

References

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  • Bethell, D. L. (1969). "English Black Monks and Episcopal Elections in the 1120s". The English Historical Review. 84 (333): 673–694. doi:10.1093/ehr/LXXXIV.CCCXXXIII.673.
  • British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
  • Hoskin, Philippa (2008). "Theulf (d. 1123)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/95182.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Worcester
1113–1123
Succeeded by