Roger de Clinton
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Coventry |
| Title | Bishop of Coventry |
| Period in office | 1129–1148 |
| Predecessor | Robert Peche |
| Successor | Walter Durdent |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | April 16, 1148 |
Roger de Clinton was a medieval Bishop of Coventry.
[edit] Life
He was the nephew of Geoffrey de Clinton, an advisor to King Henry I of England.[1]
He had been an archdeacon before his elevation to the episcopate,[2] either of Buckingham[1] or of Lincoln.[3] Geoffrey de Clinton was said to have promised King Henry three thousand marks if the king would appoint Roger a bishop.[1][4] Roger was nominated in October of 1129, and consecrated on December 22, 1129.[5] Roger was part of the deputation to the papal curia in 1139 that defended King Stephen of England against the charge of breaking his oath to the Empress Matilda.[1] Another member of the delegation included Arnulf of Lisieux, who was an archdeacon at the time, but who presented the case.[6] Roger also attended the Second Lateran Council in 1139.[7] The Gesta Stephani claimed that Roger was heavily involved in military affairs during the reign of King Stephen.[1]
Roger died on April 16, 1148.[5]
Roger de Clinton was responsible for establishing Buildwas Abbey, a Cistercian house in Shropshire in 1135.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e Barlow The English Church 1066-1154 p. 87
- ^ Cantor Church Kingship and Lay Investiture in England p. 292 footnote 115
- ^ Bartlett England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings p. 400
- ^ Chibnall Anglo-Norman England 1066-1166 p. 80
- ^ a b Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 253
- ^ Schriber The Dilemma of Arnulf of Lisieux p. 16
- ^ Barlow The English Church 1066-1154 p. 112
[edit] References
- Barlow, Frank The English Church 1066-1154 London:Longman 1979 ISBN 0-582-50236-5
- Bartlett, Robert England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings: 1075-1225 Oxford:Clarendon Press 2000 ISBN 0-19-822741-8
- Cantor, Norman F. Church, Kingship, and Lay Investiture in England 1089-1135 Princeton, NJ:Princeton University Press 1958
- Chibnall, Marjorie Anglo-Norman England 1066-1166 Oxford: Basil Blackwell 1986 ISBN 0-631-15439-6
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Schriber, Carolyn Poling The Delimma of Arnulf of Lisieux: New Ideas versus Old Ideals Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press 1990 ISBN 0-253-35097-2
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Peche |
Bishop of Coventry 1129–1148 |
Succeeded by Walter Durdent |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clinton, Roger de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Coventry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1148 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
