Nicholas de Aquila (died after 1220) was a medieval
Bishop of Chichester
The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the counties of East Sussex, East and West Sussex. The Episcopal see, see is based in t ...
-elect.
Life
Aquila was a
canon lawyer
Canon law (from , , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical jurisdiction, ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its membe ...
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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 5: Chichester: Bishops
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Avranches
Avranches (; ) is a commune in the Manche department, and the region of Normandy, northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called ''Avranchinais''.
History Middle Ages
By the end of the Roman period, th ...
in 1198, but was
Dean of Chichester
The Dean of Chichester is the dean of Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England.
Bishop Ralph is credited with the foundation of the current cathedral after the original structure built by Stigand was largely destroyed by fire in 1114. He did ...
before February 1201.
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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 5: Chichester: Deans
' He was nominated as bishop in 1209, but was never consecrated. His election was quashed about 1214.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 239] He was named
Dean of Avranches by 1211 and died sometime after 26 May 1220.
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Deans of Chichester
Bishops of Chichester
13th-century deaths
Year of birth unknown
13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
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