Peter Quinel
13th-century Bishop of Exeter
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Peter Quinel[a] (c. 1230–1291) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter. He became a canon of Exeter Cathedral in 1276 and his episcopate began in 1280 and continued until he died in 1291. He issued a set of rules governing the clergy in his diocese and the required furnishing of churches and continued the rebuilding efforts at Exeter Cathedral.
Peter Quinel | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Exeter | |
Arms of Peter Quinel, Bishop of Exeter: Azure, a cross argent between two roses in chief and two fleurs-de-lys in base or[1] | |
| Elected | between 7 August and 7 October 1280 |
| Term ended | October 1291 |
| Predecessor | Walter Branscombe |
| Successor | Thomas Bitton |
| Other post | Archdeacon of St David's |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 10 November 1280 by Richard of Gravesend |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1230 |
| Died | October 1291 (aged 60–61) |
| Buried | Exeter Cathedral |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Life
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Quinel was born about 1230, to Peter Quinel and his wife Helewis. He may have been educated at a university, because in 1262 he was given the title of master, which implies a university education.
Quinel had the office of archdeacon of St David's in 1263, and later became a canon of Exeter Cathedral in 1276.[2]
Quinel was elected between 7 August and 7 October 1280 and consecrated on 10 November 1280.[3] His consecration took place at Canterbury Cathedral and was performed by Richard of Gravesend who was Bishop of London.[2]
While bishop, Quinel legislated that clerics' clothes should be all one colour,[4] gave detailed lists of the required furnishings of a church,[5] and ordered that any uneducated clergy should be deprived of office.[6] These were part of a set of statutes that Quinel issued in 1287 for his diocese.[7] He also continued the rebuilding efforts at Exeter Cathedral, and was generally credited with deciding to rework the cathedral along Gothic lines.[2]
Quinel died in October 1291, probably on the 1st.[3] He was buried in the lady chapel in his cathedral, where his tomb slab is still extant.[2]
