Ralph Walpole

Ralph Walpole (died 1302) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich and Bishop of Ely.

Ralph Walpole
Bishop of Ely
Appointed	5 June 1299
Term ended	20 March 1302
Predecessor	John Langton
Successor	Robert Orford
Other post(s)	Archdeacon of Ely Bishop of Norwich
Orders
Consecration	20 March 1289
Personal details
Died	20 March 1302
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Life

Walpole was Archdeacon of Ely by 6 February 1272.

Walpole was elected to the see of Norwich on 11 November 1288 and consecrated on 20 March 1289.

Walpole was translated to the see of Ely on 5 June 1299. He died on 20 March 1302.

References

• 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.
• Greenway, Diana E. (1971). "Ely: Archdeacons of Ely". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
• —— (1971). "Ely: Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
• —— (1971). "Norwich: Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.

Further reading

• Owen, Dorothy M. (2004). "Walpole, Ralph of". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28598. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)