Henry de Sully

For the nephew of Stephen of England and abbot of Fécamp, see Henry de Sully (abbot).

Henry de Sully
Bishop of Worcester
Church	Roman Catholic
See	Diocese of Worcester
In Office	1193–1195
Predecessor	Robert FitzRalph
Successor	John of Coutances
Personal details
Died	October 1195
Previous post	Abbot of Glastonbury

Henry de Sully (or Henry de Soilli) (d. 23/24 Oct 1195) was a medieval monk, Bishop of Worcester and Abbot of Glastonbury.

Life

Henry became prior of Bermondsey Abbey in 1186. In September 1189, following the death of Henry II of England, Richard I of England appointed him Abbot of Glastonbury.^[1] It was while he was Abbot that the Abbey claimed to find the body of King Arthur around 1191. He was elected to the See of Worcester^[2] on December 4, 1193 and consecrated on December 12. He died on October 23 or 24, 1195.^[3]

Notes

^ 'House of Cluniac monks: Abbey of Bermondsey', A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 2 (1967), pp. 64–77.
^ British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 260

References

British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Robert FitzRalph	Bishop of Worcester 1193–1195	Succeeded by John of Coutances

Persondata
Name	Sully, Henry de
Alternative names	Soilli, Henry de
Short description	Bishop of Worcester
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	October 1195
Place of death