Elected 1241 Role Bishop of London Consecration October 9, 1244 Name Fulk Basset Predecessor Roger Niger | Denomination Catholic Successor Henry Wingham Buried 25 May 1259 Died May 21, 1259 Term ended May 21, 1259 | |
Fulk Basset (died 1259) was a medieval Bishop of London.
Basset became Dean of York in 1239. He was then was elected as Bishop of London in 1241, probably in December, and consecrated on 9 October 1244. He died on 21 May 1259. His death was commemorated on 21 May 1259 and he was buried on 25 May 1259. His nephew, Richard Talbot, was elected Bishop of London in 1262, but died before he could be consecrated.
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