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Simon of Ghent

Simon of Ghent

13th and 14th-century Bishop of Salisbury

Simon of Ghent (or Simon de Gandavo; died 1315) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury in England.

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Simon was a prebendary of the diocese of Salisbury and Chancellor of Oxford University,[1] as well as Archdeacon of Oxford.[2]

Simon was elected bishop on 2 June 1297 and consecrated on 20 October 1297 at Canterbury[3] He died on 2 April 1315.[4]

Citations

  1. [1]
    Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  2. [2]
    British History Online Archdeacons of Oxford. Accessed on 30 October 2007.
  3. [3]
    British History Online Bishops of Salisbury. Accessed on 30 October 2007.
  4. [4]
    Fryde, et al.,Handbook of British Chronology, p. 270.

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