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Ralph of Shrewsbury

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Church
  
Catholic

Successor
  
John Barnet

Elected
  
2 June 1329

Predecessor
  
John Droxford


Name
  
Ralph Shrewsbury

Consecration
  
September 3, 1329

Died
  
August 14, 1363

Term ended
  
August 14, 1363

Ralph of Shrewsbury

Ralph of Shrewsbury (died 1363) was an English medieval bishop and university chancellor.

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Life

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From 1328 to 1329, Ralph was Chancellor of the University of Oxford.

On 2 June 1329 Ralph was elected Bishop of Bath and Wells and consecrated on 3 September 1329. He died on 14 August 1363.

Ralph founded Vicars Close.

References

Ralph of Shrewsbury Wikipedia