Edmund Audley
Encyclopedia
Edmund Audley (died 1524) was Bishop of Rochester
, Bishop of Hereford
and Bishop of Salisbury
.
in 1463 at University College, Oxford
. He was collated as Archdeacon of the East Riding on 14 December 1475 and then as Archdeacon of Essex on 22 December 1479, serving until he was nominated to become bishop of Rochester
on 7 July 1480, and consecrated on 1 October 1480. He was then translated to be bishop of Hereford
on 22 June 1492. He was then translated to become bishop of Salisbury
on 10 January 1502. He died on 23 August 1524.
Audley was the son of Eleanor Holand. He is buried in a chapel of Salisbury Cathedral
.
Bishop of Rochester
The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
, Bishop of Hereford
Bishop of Hereford
The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is...
and Bishop of Salisbury
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset...
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Life
Audley graduated BABachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1463 at University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
. He was collated as Archdeacon of the East Riding on 14 December 1475 and then as Archdeacon of Essex on 22 December 1479, serving until he was nominated to become bishop of Rochester
Bishop of Rochester
The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
on 7 July 1480, and consecrated on 1 October 1480. He was then translated to be bishop of Hereford
Bishop of Hereford
The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is...
on 22 June 1492. He was then translated to become bishop of Salisbury
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset...
on 10 January 1502. He died on 23 August 1524.
Audley was the son of Eleanor Holand. He is buried in a chapel of Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture....
.