Richard of Gravesend (or Richard de Gravesend; died 18 December 1279) was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln.
Life
Richard was a native of Gravesend in Kent.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Bishops of Lincoln He was a treasurer of the diocese of Hereford around 1238.Barrow Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 8: Hereford: Treasurers By 16 June 1250 he was Archdeacon of Oxford in the diocese of Lincoln.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Archdeacons of Oxford Before August 1254, he was holding the office of Dean of Lincoln.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Deans
Richard was elected to the see of Lincoln on 21 or 23 September 1258 and consecrated on 3 November 1258Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255 at Canterbury. He supported Simon de Montfort and was suspended from office and in exile from 1265 to 1267.
Richard died on 18 December 1279 at Stow Park.
Richard was the uncle of Richard of Gravesend, who was Archdeacon of Northampton.
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