Simon of Ghent
Appearance
Simon of Ghent | |
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Bishop of Salisbury | |
![]() Simon's tomb in Salisbury Cathedral | |
Elected | 2 June 1297 |
Term ended | 2 April 1315 |
Predecessor | Nicholas Longespee |
Successor | Roger Martival |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Oxford; Chancellor of the University of Oxford |
Orders | |
Consecration | 20 October 1297 |
Personal details | |
Died | 2 April 1315 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Simon of Ghent (or Simon de Gandavo; died 1315) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury in England.
Simon was a prebendary of the diocese of Salisbury and Chancellor of Oxford University,[1] as well as Archdeacon of Oxford.[2]
Simon was elected bishop on 2 June 1297 and consecrated on 20 October 1297 at Canterbury[3] He died on 2 April 1315.[4]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ^ British History Online Archdeacons of Oxford. Accessed on 30 October 2007.
- ^ British History Online Bishops of Salisbury. Accessed on 30 October 2007.
- ^ Fryde, et al.,Handbook of British Chronology, p. 270.
References
[edit]- British History Online Archdeacons of Oxford accessed on 30 October 2007
- British History Online Bishops of Salisbury accessed on 30 October 2007
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.