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Walter de la Wyle

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Elected
  
29 January 1263

Died
  
January 1271

Term ended
  
January 1271

Name
  
Walter la

Consecration
  
May 27, 1263

Denomination
  
Catholic

Predecessor
  
Successor
  

Walter de la Wyle


Other posts
  
Subcentor of Salisbury

Walter de la Wyle was the Bishop of Salisbury from 1263 to 1271. He was also a subcentor of Salisbury. Walter de la Wyle's is most famous for founding the St. Edmund's College and creating a new parish of St. Edmund's to serve the growing population of Salisbury. The College was also meant to help support the growing university at Salisbury.

Biography

De la Wyle began his career as a chaplain to Robert de Bingham, which helped him get appointed as warden of a bridge over the Avon connected with St. John's Hospital. Eventually Walter de la Wyle was elected Succentor of Salisbury, one of the chief officers of a cathedral chapter, with responsibility for overseeing religious ritual in cathedral worship services. This was an especially prestigious position in Salisbury since the Sarum Rite, the order of service used at Salisbury Cathedral, was quickly becoming the most popular order of service in England. It was from the office of Succentor that Walter de la Wyle was elevated to the office of bishop on 29 January 1263 as the successor to Bishop Giles of Bridport. He was consecrated on 27 May 1263.

De la Wyle died on 3 January or 4 January 1271.

References

Walter de la Wyle Wikipedia


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