Priors of Worcester

This is a list of priors of Worcester, until the Benedictine Order's dissolution in 1540.

+ List of priors of Worcester Cathedral Name Appointed Retired Notes Wulfstan 1062 Became Bishop of Worcester Ælfstan 1062 1080 Brother of Wulfstan and probably succeeded him as prior Thomas 1080 d.1113 Nicholas c.1116 d.1124 Warin Before 1133 Around 1140-42 Ralph of Bath 1142 d.1143 David 1143 Deposed 1145 Osbert 1145 d.1146 Ralph de Bedeford 1146 d.1189 M. Senatus 1189 d.1207 Peter 1196 Deposed 1203 Randulph of Evesham 1203 1214 Became Abbott of Evesham Silvester of Evesham 1215 1216 Became Bishop of Worcester Simon Pimme 1216 Deposed 1220-22 Appealed to Pope unsuccessfully, died 1223 William Norman 1222 resigned 1224 Appointed by Bishop, quarrelled with the convent, arguments settled 1224 William de Bedeforde 1224 d.1242 Richard de Gundicote 1242 d.1252 Thomas 1252 d.1260 Richard de Dumbleton 1260 1272 William de Cirencester 1272 d.1274 Richard de Feckenham 1274 d.1286 Philip de Aubyn 1287 d.1296 Simon de Wyre 1296 resigned 1301 John de Wyke 1301 1317 Wulstan de Bransford 1317 1338/9 Became Bishop of Worcester Simon de Botiler 1339 1339 Simon Crompe 1339 1340 John de Evesham 1340 1370 Walter de Legh 1370 1388 John Green 1388 1395 John de Malvern 1395 John de Fordham 1438 Thomas Ledbury 1438 1444 John Hertelbury 1444 1455 Thomas Musard 1455 1469 Robert Multon 1469 1492 William Wenlocke 1492 1499 Thomas Mildenham 1499 1507 John Wednesbury 1507 1518 William More 1518 1536 Henry Holbeach 1536 1540

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