- Simon Walton (bishop)
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name =Simon Walton
religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Norwich
Title =Bishop of Norwich
Period = 1257–1266
Predecessor =Walter Suffield
Successor =Roger Skerning
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date of birth =
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date of death =January 2 1266
place of death =Simon Walton (or Simon de Wanton) was a medieval
Bishop of Norwich .Life
A royal justice, he was elected to the
see of Norwich onJune 4 1257 and was consecrated onMarch 10 1258 . He was enthroned atNorwich Cathedral onMarch 17 1258 . [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33866 British History Online Bishops of Norwich] accessed on October 29, 2007]Pope Clement IV order Simon to find acoadjutor onSeptember 29 1265 , as the bishop was sick and unable to perform his duties. He died onJanuary 2 1266 .Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 242]ee also
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List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Norwich, England and its precursor offices Notes
References
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33866 British History Online Bishops of Norwich] accessed on October 29, 2007
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961Persondata
NAME=Walton, Simon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Wanton, Simon de
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Norwich
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DATE OF DEATH=January 2, 1266
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