William Gainsborough
Bishop of Worcester
Appointed22 October 1302
Term ended17 September 1307
PredecessorJohn St German
SuccessorWalter Reynolds
Orders
Consecration28 October 1302
Personal details
Died17 September 1307
DenominationCatholic

William Gainsborough was a medieval Bishop of Worcester. He was nominated on 22 October 1302 and consecrated on 28 October 1302. He died on 17 September 1307.[1]

He was a Franciscan and had been Minister Provincial (head of the order) in England from 1285-1292 [2]

Citations

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279
  2. Ministers Provincial Order of Friars Minor in Great Britain

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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