Roger Martival
14th-century Bishop of Salisbury
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Roger Martival (died 14 March 1330) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury in England.
Roger Martival | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Salisbury | |
Martival's tomb in Salisbury Cathedral | |
| Elected | about 11 June 1315 |
| Term ended | 14 March 1330 |
| Predecessor | Simon of Ghent |
| Successor | Robert Wyvil |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 28 September 1315 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 14 March 1330 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Martival was Archdeacon of Huntingdon (1286–1295), Archdeacon of Leicester (1295–1310)[1] and Dean of Lincoln (1310–1315). From 1293 to 1294, he was Chancellor of the University of Oxford.[2]
Martival was elected as Bishop of Salisbury about 11 June 1315 and consecrated on 28 September 1315. He died 14 March 1330.[3] He has a house named for him at Bishop Wordsworth's School, Salisbury.[4]