Randulf of Evesham

Randulf of Evesham was a medieval Bishop of Worcester elect and Abbot of Evesham.

Life

He was a monk of Evesham Abbey before becoming Prior of Worcester on 24 December 1204.^[1] On 2 December 1213 he was elected to the see of Worcester but his election was quashed by the papal legate for England, Niccolò de Romanis, cardinal bishop of Tusculum, sometime before 20 January 1214 when Randulf was elected Abbot of Evesham.^[2]

He was elected as abbot on 22 January 1214, and was blessed by the papal legate at St Mary's, York on 10 March 1214. He died 17 December 1229.^[3]

British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
British History Online Priors of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
Knowles, David; London, Vera C. M.; Brooke, Christopher (2001). The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales, 940–1216 (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-80452-3.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Roger Norreis	Abbot of Evesham 1214-1229	Succeeded by Thomas of Marlborough
Preceded by Mauger of Worcester	Bishop of Worcester 1213–1214	Succeeded by Walter de Grey

Persondata
Name	Randulf of Evesham
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Worcester elect; Abbot of Evesham
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	17 December 1229
Place of death