Reginald Boulers | |
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Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | |
Appointed | 7 February 1453 |
Term ended | between 24 March and 10 April 1459 |
Predecessor | Nicholas Close |
Successor | John Hales |
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Consecration | 14 February 1451 |
Personal details | |
Died | between 24 March and 10 April 1459 |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Reginald Boulers (died 1459) was a medievalAbbot of Gloucester,Bishop of Hereford andBishop of Coventry and Lichfield.
Boulers becameabbot of theabbey of St Peter at Gloucester in 1437.[1] Boulers was a shrewd man of affairs and was sent on an embassy toRome in 1449, when the convent allowed him £400 for his expenses.[1] In 1450, he was seized byRichard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and imprisoned for a time inLudlow Castle.[1] In the same year, Boulers was appointed to theSee of Hereford on 14 August 1450 andconsecrated on 14 February 1451.[2][3][4] He wastranslated to the see of Coventry and Lichfield on 7 February 1453.[5][6][7]
Shortly before his death he willed his books to the library atGloucester Abbey.[1] Boulers died in office sometime between 24 March and 10 April 1459.[6][7]
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Preceded by John Morwent | Abbot of Gloucester 1437–1450 | Succeeded by Thomas Sebroke |
Preceded by | Bishop of Hereford 1450–1453 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1453–1459 | Succeeded by |
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