Richard de la More

Richard de la More was a medieval clergyman who was Bishop-elect of Winchester from 1280 to 1282.

Richard de la More
Bishop-elect of Winchester
Province	Canterbury
Elected	6 November 1280
Quashed	1282
Term ended	resigned before 9 June 1282
Predecessor	Robert Burnell
Successor	John of Pontoise
Other posts	Archdeacon of Winchester
Orders
Consecration	not consecrated
Personal details
Died	after 3 May 1285
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Life

Richard was subdean of the diocese of Lincoln as well as Archdeacon of Winchester from before 11 September 1280.[1]

Richard was elected to the see of Winchester on 15 November 1280 but resigned in June 1282 before being consecrated.[2] Archbishop John Peckham of Canterbury withheld his confirmation of the election because Richard was a pluralist. Pope Martin IV also quashed the election in 1282.[3]

Richard still held the office of archdeacon until sometime after 19 June 1283, but was only listed as subdean of Lincoln on 3 May 1285. He died sometime after that date. His death was commemorated on 16 June.[1]

Citations

1. British History Online Archdeacons of Winchester accessed on 2 November 2007
2. Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 276.
3. British History Online Bishops of Winchester accessed on 2 November 2007

References

• British History Online Archdeacons of Winchester accessed on 2 November 2007
• British History Online Bishops of Winchester accessed on 2 November 2007
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)