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Lionel Woodville | |
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Bishop of Salisbury | |
Appointed | 7 January 1482 |
Term ended | c. 23 June 1484 |
Predecessor | Richard Beauchamp |
Successor | Thomas Langton |
Orders | |
Consecration | 21 April 1482 by Thomas Cardinal Bourchier |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1446 |
Died | c. 23 June 1484, c. 38 years old |
Denomination | Catholic |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
Lionel Woodville (1447 – 23 June 1484) was aBishop of Salisbury in England.
Woodville was a fourth son ofRichard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers andJacquetta of Luxembourg; his siblings includedElizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort from 1464 to 1483.
In the late 1470s, Woodville became the first person in recorded history to receive anhonorary degree (DCL), from theUniversity of Oxford.[1] He wasChancellor of the University of Oxford from 1479 to 1483.
After a number of more minor clerical positions, Woodville was electedDean of Exeter in November 1478, and held the position until 1482, when he becameBishop of Salisbury.[2] He was nominated to Salisbury on 7 January 1482 and consecrated on 21 April 1482.[3]
Woodville died about 23 June 1484.[3]
Catholic Church titles | ||
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Preceded by | Bishop of Salisbury 1482–1484 | Succeeded by |
Academic offices | ||
Preceded by | Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1479–1483 | Succeeded by |