Antony Bek (bishop of Norwich)
For the Bishop of Durham, see Antony Bek (bishop of Durham).
Antony Bek | |
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Bishop of Norwich | |
Elected | 14 March 1337 |
Term ended | 19 December 1343 (death) |
Predecessor | William Ayermin |
Successor | William Bateman |
Other posts | Bishop of Lincoln-elect (1320) |
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Consecration | 30 March 1337 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1279 |
Died | 19 December 1343 |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Antony Bek (also spelled Beck or Beke; 1279 – 19 December 1343) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
Bek was elected Bishop of Lincoln on 3 February 1320 but the election was quashed later in the year.[1]
Bek was the chancellor and dean of Lincoln Cathedral and was nominated to Bishop of Norwich by the Pope on 14 March 1337 and consecrated on 30 March 1337.[2] Bek was a quarrelsome man and, after a stormy and tyrannical episcopate, died on 19 December 1343, possibly poisoned by his own servants at the instigation of the monks.[2][3] He was replaced by Bishop Batemen.
Bek is not to be confused with Antony Bek, Bishop of Durham and Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, his kinsman and namesake.
Citations
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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Preceded by John Dalderby |
Bishop of Lincoln-elect 1320 |
Succeeded by Henry Burghersh |
Preceded by William Ayermin |
Bishop of Norwich 1337–1343 |
Succeeded by William Bateman |
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