Richard Talbot (bishop of London)

Richard Talbot (died 1262) was a medieval Bishop of London-elect.

Life

Talbot was the nephew of Fulk Basset, Bishop of London.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Bishops He held the prebends of Mora and Finsbury in the diocese of London before being named treasurer of the diocese by 20 August 1257.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Treasurers He was Dean of St Paul's in London by 26 January 1262.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Deans He was elected bishop on 18 August 1262 and that election was confirmed by the archbishop; but Talbot died on either 28 September or 29 September 1262 before he could be consecrated.

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