Richard Young (Bishop of Rochester)

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Richard Young
Denomination Catholic
Senior posting
See Diocese of Rochester
Title Bishop of Rochester
Period in office 14041418
Predecessor John Bottlesham
Successor John Kempe
Religious career
Previous bishoprics Bishop of Bangor
Personal
Date of death October 1418

Richard Young was a medieval Bishop of Bangor and Bishop of Rochester.

He was elected to Bangor about December 2, 1398 and was absent from the see after 1401. He was translated to Rochester on July 28, 1404.[1]

He died between October 17 and October 28, 1418.[2]

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 275
  2. ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 249

[edit] References

  • Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
Religious titles
Preceded by
John Swaffham
Bishop of Bangor
13981404
Succeeded by
Llywelyn Byford
Preceded by
John Bottlesham
Bishop of Rochester
14041418
Succeeded by
John Kemp
Persondata
NAME Young, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Bangor; Bishop of Rochester
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH October 1418
PLACE OF DEATH