James Berkeley
For other people of the same name, see James Berkeley (disambiguation).
James Berkeley | |
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Bishop of Exeter | |
Church | Catholic |
See | Diocese of Exeter |
In office | 1326–1327 |
Predecessor | Walter de Stapledon |
Successor | John Godeley |
Personal details | |
Died | 24 June 1327 |
James Berkeley (died 1327) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.
Berkeley was elected on 5 December 1326 and consecrated on 22 March 1327. He died on 24 June 1327.[1] According to his successor John de Grandisson, his manors were destroyed and despoiled, and de Berkeley murdered, but it is not known how this was thought to have been done.[2]
Citations
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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Preceded by Walter de Stapledon |
Bishop of Exeter 1326–1327 |
Succeeded by John Godeley |