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Richard Kellaw

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Richard Kellaw
Bishop of Durham
Elected 31 March 1311
Term ended 9 October 1316
Predecessor Antony Beck
Successor Lewis de Beaumont
Orders
Consecration 30 May 1311
Personal details
Died 9 October 1316
Buried chapter house in Durham Cathedral
Denomination Catholic

Richard Kellaw or Richard de Kellawe[1] (died 1316) was an English Benedictine monk and Bishop of Durham. He was elected on 31 March 1311, and was consecrated on 30 May 1311. He died on 9 October 1316.[2] In the 19th century, a grave identified as his was excavated in the Durham Cathedral Chapter House.[3]

References

  1. Back to citation Foss, D. B. (1966). "The episcopate of Richard De Kellawe, Bishop of Durham 1311-16". Durham e-Theses. Durham University. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. Back to citation Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 242
  3. Back to citation Carver "Early Medieval Durham" Medieval Art and Architecture at Durham Cathedral p. 13

Bibliography

  • Carver, M. O. H. (1980). "Early Medieval Durham: the Archaeological Evidence". Medieval Art and Architecture at Durham Cathedral. British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions for the year 1977. Leeds, UK: British Archaeological Association. pp. 11–19. OCLC 13464190.
  • 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.