Roger Skerning
13th-century Bishop of Norwich
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Roger Skerning (or Roger de Skerning; died 22 January 1278) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
Roger Skerning | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Norwich | |
| Elected | 23 January 1266 |
| Term ended | 22 January 1278 |
| Predecessor | Simon Walton |
| Successor | William Middleton |
| Other post | Prior of Norwich |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 4 April 1266 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 22 January 1278 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Life
Skerning was a monk of Norwich Cathedral before he was elected Prior of Norwich in 1257.[1]
Skerning was elected to the see of Norwich on 23 January 1266 and was consecrated on 4 April 1266.[2]
In 1276, William Freney, titular archbishop of Edessa, was acting as Skerning's suffragan in Norwich.[3]
Skerning died on 22 January 1278.[4]
