Roger Skerning
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Roger Skerning was a medieval Bishop of Norwich
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of Norwich Cathedral
before he was elected Prior of Norwich in 1257.
Skerning was elected to the see of Norwich
on 23 January 1266 and was consecrated on 4 April 1266.
Skerning died on 22 January 1278.
Bishop of Norwich
The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided...
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Life
Skerning was a monkMonk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
of Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral is a cathedral located in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Formerly a Catholic church, it has belonged to the Church of England since the English Reformation....
before he was elected Prior of Norwich in 1257.
Skerning was elected to the see of Norwich
Anglican Diocese of Norwich
The Diocese of Norwich forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.It traces its roots in an unbroken line to the diocese of Dunwich founded in 630. In common with many Anglo-Saxon bishoprics it moved, in this case to Elmham in 673...
on 23 January 1266 and was consecrated on 4 April 1266.
Skerning died on 22 January 1278.