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Wulstan Bransford

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Wulstan de Bransford
Bishop of Worcester
Electedc. 4 January 1339
Term ended6 August 1349
PredecessorThomas Hemenhale
SuccessorJohn de Thoresby
Orders
Consecration21 March 1339
Personal details
Died6 August 1349
DenominationCatholic

Wulstan Bransford was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

Bransford was first elected between 31 August and 8 September 1327 but the election was quashed.[1] He was elected again about 4 January 1339 and consecrated on 21 March 1339. He tonsured the poet William de Rokayle, who was known as William Langland.

Bransford died on 6 August 1349.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279

References

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  • 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.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Worcester
Election quashed

1327
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Worcester
1339–1349
Succeeded by