Church Catholic Died 1193 Consecration May 5, 1191 | Name Robert FitzRalph Elected 1 July 1190 Successor Henry de Sully Term ended 1193 | |
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
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