Roger de Meyland

Roger de Meyland (died 1295) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England.

Roger de Meyland
Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield
Elected	January 1257
Term ended	16 December 1295
Predecessor	Roger Weseham
Successor	Walter Langton
Other post(s)	papal chaplain
Orders
Consecration	10 March 1258
Personal details
Died	16 December 1295
Denomination	Catholic

Roger was a cousin of King Henry III of England, although the exact relationship is unclear. Roger was born c. 1215, and may have been a son of William de Longespee, uncle of Henry III. Little is known of his early career, and he first appears in 1257 as a canon of Lichfield and a papal chaplain. He was elected in January 1257, and consecrated on 10 March 1258. His election was probably due to the influence of Richard of Cornwall, King Henry's brother, whom Roger later accompanied to Germany, where Richard had been elected king.

Roger was High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1271.

Roger died on 16 December 1295.

References

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