Ralph Walpole (died 1302) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich and Bishop of Ely.
Life
Walpole was Archdeacon of Ely by 6 February 1272.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Archdeachons of Ely
Walpole was elected to the see of Norwich on 11 November 1288 and consecrated on 20 March 1289.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 261Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Norwich: Bishops
Walpole was translated to the see of Ely on 5 June 1299. He died on 20 March 1302.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 244Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Bishops
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