Simon of Ghent

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Simon of Ghent
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Orders
Consecration20 October 1297
Personal details
Died2 April 1315
DenominationCatholic

Simon of Ghent (or Simon de Gandavo; died 1315) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury in England.

Simon was a

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

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  2. ^ British History Online Archdeacons of Oxford. Accessed on 30 October 2007.
  3. ^ British History Online Bishops of Salisbury. Accessed on 30 October 2007.
  4. ^ Fryde, et al.,Handbook of British Chronology, p. 270.

References

Academic offices
Preceded by
Chancellor of the University of Oxford

1291–1293
Succeeded by
Roger de Martival
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Salisbury
1297–1315
Succeeded by