Randulf of Evesham was a medieval Bishop of Worcester-elect and Abbot of Evesham.

Life

Randulf was a

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before becoming

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on 24 December 1204.British History Online Priors of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007 On 2 December 1213 he was elected to the

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but his election was quashed by the papal legate for England,

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, sometime before 20 January 1214 when Randulf was elected Abbot of Evesham.British History Online Bishops of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007 Randulf was elected as abbot on 22 January 1214, and was blessed by the papal legate at

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on 10 March 1214. He died 17 December 1229.Knowles, et al. ''Heads of Religious Houses'' p. 41

Citations

References

British History Online Bishops of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007
British History Online Priors of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007 * Bishops of Worcester Priors of Worcester Abbots of Evesham 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 1229 deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub