Geoffrey de Clive

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Geoffrey de Clive
Denomination Catholic
Senior posting
See Diocese of Hereford
Title Bishop of Hereford
Period in office 1115–1119
Predecessor Reynelm
Successor Richard de Capella
Personal
Date of death February 1119

Geoffrey de Clive (or Geoffrey de Clyve) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.

[edit] Life

He was a royal clerk for King Henry I of England before being nominated to the see of Hereford.[1] He was consecrated on December 26, 1115[2] at Canterbury by Archbishop Ralph d'Escures.[1] He died on February 2[2] or February 3, 1119.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c British History Online Bishops of Hereford accessed on October 26, 2007
  2. ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 250

[edit] References

Religious titles
Preceded by
Reynelm
Bishop of Hereford
1115–1119
Succeeded by
Richard de Capella
Persondata
NAME Clive, Geoffrey de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clyve, Geoffrey de
SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Hereford
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1119
PLACE OF DEATH