William of Northall

William of Northall
Bishop of Worcester
Church	Catholic
See	Diocese of Worcester
In Office	1186–1190
Predecessor	Baldwin
Successor	Robert FitzRalph
Personal details
Died	3 May 1190
Previous post	Archdeacon of Gloucester

William of Northall (or William of Northolt) was a mediaeval Bishop of Worcester.

Life

He was a clerk of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury^[1] and of Richard of Dover, also Archbishop of Canterbury. He held a prebend in the diocese of London and was Archdeacon of Gloucester from 1177 or 1178.^[2]

He was elected to the see of Worcester about 25 May 1186 and consecrated on 21 September 1186. He died on 3 May 1190^[3] or on 2 May. His death was commemorated on 3 May.^[4]

Notes

^ Barlow, Frank Thomas Becket Berkeley, CA:University of California Press 1986 ISBN 0-520-07175-1 p. 31
^ British History Online Archdeacon of Gloucester accessed on 3 November 2007
^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 260
^ British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 2007

References

British History Online Archdeacon of Gloucester 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 Baldwin	Bishop of Worcester 1186–1190	Succeeded by Robert FitzRalph

Persondata
Name	William of Northall
Alternative names	William of Northolt
Short description	Bishop of Worcester
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	3 May 1190
Place of death