Roger de Clinton
| Roger de Clinton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Coventry | |
| Appointed | October 1129 |
| Term ended | 16 April 1148 |
| Predecessor | Robert Peche |
| Successor | Walter Durdent |
| Other posts | Archdeacon, either of Buckingham or Lincoln |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 22 December 1129 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 16 April 1148 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Roger de Clinton (died 1148) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. He was responsible for organising a new grid street plan for the town of Lichfield in the 12th century which survives to this day.
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Life
Clinton was the nephew of Geoffrey de Clinton, an advisor to King Henry I of England.[1]
Clinton had been an archdeacon before his elevation to the episcopate,[2] either of Buckingham (1119–1129)[1] or of Lincoln (c.1129).[3] Geoffrey de Clinton was said to have promised King Henry three thousand marks if the king would appoint Roger a bishop.[1][4] Roger was nominated in October 1129, and consecrated on 22 December 1129.[5] Roger was part of the deputation to the papal curia in 1139 that defended King Stephen of England against the charge of breaking his oath to the Empress Matilda.[1] Another member of the delegation included Arnulf of Lisieux, who was an archdeacon at the time, but who presented the case.[6] Roger also attended the Second Lateran Council in 1139.[7] The Gesta Stephani claimed that Roger was heavily involved in military affairs during the reign of King Stephen.[1]
Clinton died on 16 April 1148.[5] Clinton was responsible for establishing Buildwas Abbey,[8] a Cistercian house in Shropshire in 1135.
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Barlow English Church p. 87
- ↑ Cantor Church Kingship and Lay Investiture p. 292 footnote 115
- ↑ Bartlett England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings p. 400
- ↑ Chibnall Anglo-Norman England p. 80
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 253
- ↑ Schriber Dilemma of Arnulf of Lisieux p. 16
- ↑ Barlow English Church p. 112
- ↑ Burton Monastic and Religious Orders p. 229
References
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Further reading
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Coventry 1129–1148 |
Succeeded by Walter Durdent |
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