Edmund Audley (died 1524) was

Bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Rochester is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury. The town of Rochester, Kent, Rochester has the bishop's seat, at the Rochester Cathedral, Cathedral Chur ...

Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury. Until 1534, the Diocese of Hereford was in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church and two of its bishop ...

and

Bishop of Salisbury The Bishop of Salisbury is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The Episcopal see, see is in the Salisbur ...

Life

Audley graduated BA in 1463 at

University College, Oxford University College, formally The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford and colloquially referred to as "Univ", is a Colleges of the University of Oxf ...

. He was appointed to the seventh stall in

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle St George's Chapel, formally titled The King's Free Chapel of the College of St George, Windsor Castle, at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is a Royal peculiar, Royal Peculia ...

in 1474 and held this until 1480. Audley was collated as

Archdeacon of the East Riding The Archdeacon of the East Riding is a senior ecclesiastical officer of an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York. It is named for the East Riding of Yorkshire and consists of the eight rura ...

on 14 December 1475 and then as

Archdeacon of Essex The Archdeacon of West Ham is a senior ecclesiastical officer – in charge of the Archdeaconry of West Ham – in the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford. The current archdeacon is Mike Power (priest), Mike Power. Brief history Historically ...

on 22 December 1479, serving until he was nominated to become

on 7 July 1480, and consecrated on 1 October 1480.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 268 He was then translated to be

on 22 June 1492.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 251 He was then translated to become

on 10 January 1502.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 271 He died on 23 August 1524. Audley was the son of Eleanor Holand. He is buried in a chapel of

Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Church of England, Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English architecture, ...

.Britain Express: Salisbury Cathedral
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Audley, Edmund Year of birth unknown 1524 deaths Bishops of Rochester Bishops of Hereford Bishops of Salisbury Canons of Windsor 15th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 16th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Archdeacons of Essex Archdeacons of the East Riding Alumni of University College, Oxford 15th-century births Younger sons of barons Chancellors of the Order of the Garter