Robert Reed (bishop, died 1415)
14th and 15th-century Bishop of Carlisle, Waterford and Lismore, and Chichester
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Robert Reed (or Reade; died 1415) was a Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Bishop of Carlisle and Bishop of Chichester.
Robert Reed | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chichester | |
| Appointed | 5 October 1396 |
| Term ended | June 1415 |
| Predecessor | Robert Waldby |
| Successor | Stephen Patrington |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Waterford Bishop of Carlisle |
| Personal details | |
| Died | June 1415 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Reed was a Dominican friar.[1] He was selected as Bishop of Waterford on 9 September 1394, and transferred to Carlisle on 26 January 1396.[2]
Reed was translated from Carlisle to Chichester on 5 October 1396.[3]
Reed died in June 1415.[3] Reed requested, in his will, that he wished to be buried at the foot of his predecessor William Rede before the high altar of Chichester cathedral.[4]
