William de Blois (bishop of Worcester)

For the Bishop of Lincoln who died in 1206, see William de Blois (bishop of Lincoln).

William de Blois
Bishop of Worcester
Church	Catholic
See	Diocese of Worcester
In Office	1218–1236
Predecessor	Sylvester of Worcester
Successor	Walter de Cantilupe
Personal details
Died	18 August 1236
Previous post	Archdeacon of Buckingham

William de Blois was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

Life

He was a canon of the diocese of Lincoln and held the office of Archdeacon of Buckingham in that diocese by 10 May 1206. Presumably he was related to William de Blois Bishop of Lincoln, but the exact relationship is unknown.^[1]

He was elected to the see of Worcester sometime around 25 August 1218 and his election was confirmed by the papal legate to England Guala.^[2] He was consecrated on 7 October 1218. He died on 18 August 1236^[3] or on 17 August.^[2]

In 1224 he was appointed Sheriff of Staffordshire ^[4] and Shropshire.

Notes

^ British History Online Archdeacons of Buckingham accessed on 3 November 2007
^ ^a ^b British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007
^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 261
^ "Collections for a History of Staffordshire". http://www.archive.org/stream/collectionsfo1912stafuoft#page/274/mode/2up. Retrieved 2011-05-20.

References

British History Online Archdeacons of Buckingham accessed on 3 November 2007
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 Sylvester of Worcester	Bishop of Worcester 1218–1236	Succeeded by Walter de Cantilupe

Persondata
Name	Blois, William de
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Worcester
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	18 August 1236
Place of death