Edmund Audley[a] (died 1524) was Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Salisbury.
Edmund Audley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Salisbury | |
| Appointed | 10 January 1502 |
| Term ended | 23 August 1524 |
| Predecessor | Henry Deane |
| Successor | Lawrence Campejus |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Rochester Bishop of Hereford |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1 October 1480 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 23 August 1524 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Life
editAudley graduated BA in 1463 at University College, Oxford. He was appointed to the seventh stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1474 and held this until 1480.[1]
Audley was collated as Archdeacon of the East Riding on 14 December 1475[2] and then as Archdeacon of Essex on 22 December 1479,[3] serving until he was nominated to become Bishop of Rochester on 7 July 1480, and consecrated on 1 October 1480.[4] He was then translated to be Bishop of Hereford on 22 June 1492.[5][6] He was then translated to become Bishop of Salisbury on 10 January 1502.[7][8][9] He died on 23 August 1524.[7]
Audley was the son of Eleanor Holand.[10] He is buried in a chapel of Salisbury Cathedral.[11]
Notes
edit- ^ Also Edmund Touchet or Touchett
Citations
edit- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- ^ British History – Archdeacons of the East Riding, 1300–1541
- ^ British History – Archdeacons of Essex, 1300–1541
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 268
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 251
- ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography, under Audley, Edmund
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 271
- ^ Tudor Place: Edmund Touchet[unreliable source] accessed on 31 August 2007
- ^ Bishops of Salisbury[unreliable source] accessed on 31 August 2007
- ^ Touchet Family accessed on 31 August 2007[unreliable source?]
- ^ Britain Express: Salisbury Cathedral accessed on 31 August 2007
References
edit- Bishops of Salisbury[unreliable source] accessed on 31 August 2007
- Britain Express: Salisbury Cathedral accessed on 31 August 2007
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Touchet Family accessed on 31 August 2007 (pay to access)[unreliable source?]
- Tudor Place: Edmund Touchet[unreliable source] accessed on 31 August 2007