Walter de la Wyle

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name =Walter de la Wyle


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Salisbury
Title = Bishop of Salisbury
Period = 1263–1271
Predecessor = Giles of Bridport
Successor =Robert Wickhampton
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post =Subcentor of Salisbury
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date of death =January 1271
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Walter de la Wyle was the Bishop of Salisbury from 1263 to 1271. He was also a subcentor of Salisbury. Walter de la Wyle's is most famous for founding the St. Edmund's College and creating a new parish of St. Edmund's to serve the growing population of Salisbury. The College was also meant to help support the growing university at Salisbury.

Biography

Walter de la Wyle began his career as a chaplain to Robert de Bingham, which helped him get appointed as warden of a bridge over the Avon connected with St. John's Hospital. Eventually Walter de la Wyle was elected Succentor of Salisbury, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34219 British History Online Bishops of Salisbury] accessed on October 30, 2007] one of the chief officers of a cathedral chapter, with responsibility for overseeing religious ritual in cathedral worship services. This was an especially prestigious position in Salisbury since the Sarum Rite, the order of service used at Salisbury Cathedral, was quickly becoming the most popular order of service in England. It was from the office of Succentor that Walter de la Wyle was elevated to the office of bishop on January 29 1263 as the successor to Bishop Giles of Bridport. He was consecrated on May 27 1263.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 251]

He died on January 3 or Jaunary 4 1271.

ee also

* List of bishops of Salisbury

Notes

References

* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34219 British History Online Bishops of Salisbury] accessed on October 30, 2007
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
* [http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/salisbury/colleges_essay/college12.html Salisbury Schools and Colleges]

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