Walter (Bishop of Rochester)
- Walter (Bishop of Rochester)
Infobox bishopbiog
name =Walter
religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Rochester
Title = Bishop of Rochester
Period = 1148–1182
Predecessor = Ascelin of Rochester
Successor =Waleran
ordination =
bishops =
post =Archdeacon of Canterbury
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =July 26 1182
place of death =
Walter was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Life
He was the brother of Theobald of Bec, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1138 to 1161.[ [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33855 British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury] accessed on October 30, 2007] Theobald selected Walter to be Archdeacon of Canterbury soon after Theobald's election, and it was Theobald who secured Walter's election to Rochester.][Bartlett "England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings" p. 401] ]He was elected on January 27 1148[ [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33873 British History Online Bishops of Rochester] accessed on October 30, 2007] and consecrated on March 14 1148. He died on July 26 1182.][Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 248] ]ee also
* List of bishops of Rochester
Notes
References
* Bartlett, Robert "England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings: 1075-1225" Oxford:Clarendon Press 2000 ISBN 0-19-822741-8
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33855 British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury] accessed on October 30, 2007
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33873 British History Online Bishops of Rochester] accessed on October 30, 2007
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
Persondata
NAME=Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Rochester; Archdeacon of Canterbury
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=July 26, 1182
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