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Church
  
Catholic

Died
  
1193

Consecration
  
May 5, 1191


Name
  
Robert FitzRalph

Predecessor
  
Elected
  
1 July 1190

Successor
  
Henry de Sully

Term ended
  
1193


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Robert FitzRalph (sometimes known as Robert son of William FitzRalph) was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

Life

FitzRalph was the son of William FitzRalph, who was a landowner in Derbyshire and was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests 1170–1180 and was seneschal of Normandy 1178–1200. Robert held a prebend in the diocese of York before he was Archdeacon of Nottingham in 1185. He also held a prebend in the diocese of Lincoln.

FitzRalph was elected to the see of Worcester on 1 July 1190 and consecrated on 5 May 1191. He died in 1193, probably on 27 June but possibly on 14 July.

References

Robert FitzRalph Wikipedia


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