Walter Durdent
Walter Durdent | |
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| Bishop of Coventry | |
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| Appointed | between April 1148 - October 1149 |
| Term ended | 7 December 1159 |
| Predecessor | Roger de Clinton |
| Successor | Richard Peche |
| Other post(s) | Prior of Christ Church Priory, Canterbury |
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| Consecration | 2 October 1149 |
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| Died | 7 December 1159 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Walter Durdent (died 1159) was Bishop of Coventry from 1149 to 1159.
Durdent was a
Christ Church Priory in Canterbury when he was elected to Coventry through the influence of Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury.[2] Walter was consecrated as Bishop of Coventry on 2 October 1149.[3] He was considered an excellent theologian.[2] During his time as bishop, he forbade the practice of selling the chrism used in various ecclesiastical rituals.[4]
Durdent died 7 December 1159.[3]
Citations
References
- ISBN 0-582-50236-5.
- JSTOR 562481.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ISBN 0-521-05479-6.
Further reading
- Franklin, M. J. (October 2009). "Durdent, Walter (d. 1159)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. required)
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