Ralph Baldock
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Ralph Baldock was a medieval Bishop of London
.
Baldock was elected on 24 February 1304 and consecrated on 30 January 1306.
Baldock served as Lord Chancellor
of England from 21 April 1307 to 2 August 1307. He licenced Bow Church
on 17 November 1311 as a chapel of ease
. He died on 24 July 1313.
Bishop of London
The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...
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Baldock was elected on 24 February 1304 and consecrated on 30 January 1306.
Baldock served as Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor
The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
of England from 21 April 1307 to 2 August 1307. He licenced Bow Church
Bow Church
Bow Church is the parish church of St Mary and Holy Trinity, Stratford, Bow. It is located on an island site in Bow Road , in Bow, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. There has been a church on the same site for approximately 700 years...
on 17 November 1311 as a chapel of ease
Chapel of ease
A chapel of ease is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently....
. He died on 24 July 1313.
Further reading
- Tipping, H. A. "‘Baldock, Ralph (d. 1313)’", rev. M. C. Buck, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 8 November 2007