Antony Bek (also spelled Beck or Beke; 1279 – 19 December 1343) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
Antony Bek | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Norwich | |
| Elected | 14 March 1337 |
| Term ended | 19 December 1343 (death) |
| Predecessor | William Ayermin |
| Successor | William Bateman |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Lincoln-elect (1320) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 30 March 1337 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1279 |
| Died | 19 December 1343 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Bek was elected Bishop of Lincoln on 3 February 1320 but the election was quashed later in the year.[1]
Bek was the chancellor and dean of Lincoln Cathedral and was nominated to Bishop of Norwich by the Pope on 14 March 1337 and consecrated on 30 March 1337.[2] Bek was a quarrelsome man and, after a stormy and tyrannical episcopate,[3] died on 19 December 1343,[2] possibly poisoned by his own servants at the instigation of the monks.[citation needed] He was replaced by Bishop Bateman.
Bek is not to be confused with Antony Bek, Bishop of Durham and Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, his kinsman and namesake.
Citations
edit- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 262
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 660.
References
edit- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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