Pandulph
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| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Norwich |
| Title | Bishop of Norwich |
| Period in office | 1215–1226 |
| Predecessor | John de Gray |
| Successor | Thomas Blunville |
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| Place of birth | Rome |
| Date of death | September 16, 1226 |
| Place of death | Rome |
Pandulph (or Pandolph or Pandolfo or Pandulf Masca) (d. September 16, 1226) was a Roman ecclesiastical politician, papal legate to England and bishop of Norwich.
He was born in Rome, and first came to England in 1211, when he was commissioned by Innocent III to negotiate with King John. He is often erroneously called Cardinal Pandulph due to being confused with Cardinal Pandolfo Masca of Pisa.[1]
Obtaining no satisfactory concessions, he is said to have produced the papal sentence of excommunication in the very presence of the king. In May 1213 he again visited England to receive the king's submission. The ceremony took place at the Templar church at Dover, and on the following day John, of his own motion, formally surrendered England to the representative of Rome to receive it again as a papal fief.
Pandulph repaid this act of humility by using every means to avert the threatened French invasion of England. For nearly a year he was superseded by the cardinal-legate Nicholas of Tusculum; but returning in 1215 was present at the conference of Runnymede, when the Magna Carta was signed. He rendered valuable aid to John who rewarded him with the see of Norwich, England in 1215, however he was not consecrated for a number of years.[2][3] The arrival of the cardinal-legate Gualo in 1216 relegated Pandulph to a secondary position; but after Gualo's departure in 1218 he came forward once more, after having been appointed papal legate again on September 1, 1218.[3]
As representing the pope he claimed a control over Hubert de Burgh and the other ministers of the young Henry III; and his correspondence shows that he interfered in every department of the administration. His arrogance was tolerated while the regency was still in need of papal assistance; but in 1221 Hubert de Burgh and the primate Stephen Langton successfully moved the pope to recall Pandulph and to send no other legate a latere in his place. His legatine commission was terminated by the summer of 1221.[3] He was finally consecrated bishop on May 29, 1222.[2]
Pandulph retained the see of Norwich, but from this time drops out of English politics. He died in Rome on September 16, 1226[2] but his body was taken to Norwich for burial.
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"Pandulph". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. - ^ a b c Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 242
- ^ a b c British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Source
- British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
- Paris, Matthew
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
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| Preceded by Vacant then John de Gray |
Bishop of Norwich 1215–1226 |
Succeeded by Thomas Blunville |
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| NAME | Pandulph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pandolph; Pandolfo; Masca, Pandulf |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Norwich; Papal legate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1223 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Rome |
