Roger Whelpdale
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Roger Whelpdale was an English priest
and Bishop of Carlisle
from 1419 until 1423. He was selected as bishop on 22 December 1419, and consecrated after March of 1420. He was also Provost
of The Queen's College, Oxford
from 1404 to 1421.
Whelpdale died on 4 February 1423.
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
and Bishop of Carlisle
Bishop of Carlisle
The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York.The diocese covers the County of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and the former Sedbergh Rural District...
from 1419 until 1423. He was selected as bishop on 22 December 1419, and consecrated after March of 1420. He was also Provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
of The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
from 1404 to 1421.
Whelpdale died on 4 February 1423.