Bishop William Grey †

Deceased

Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain

Events

Date	Event	Title
23 Dec 1450⁸	Appointed	Bishop of Lincoln, England, Great Britain
21 Jun 1454	Appointed	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
8 Sep 1454	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
4 Aug 1478	Died	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain

Note(s): ⁸ Did Not Take Effect

MicroData Summary for William Grey
(VIAF: 202879498; WikiData: Q8010207)
Bishop William Grey (died 4 Aug 1478) Bishop of Ely

Event Place
Ordained Bishop Mortlake
Death Place Downham
Buried Place (Original) Cathedral, Ely, Diocese of Ely, England

a bishop for 23.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Thomas Bourchier †
Archbishop of Canterbury, England
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop John Carpenter †
Bishop of Worcester, England
Bishop Richard Clerk †
Bishop of Ross

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Thomas Bourchier † (1435)
Archbishop of Canterbury, England
Henry Cardinal Beaufort †
Bishop of Winchester, England

Event	Place
Ordained Bishop	Mortlake
Death Place	Downham
Buried Place (Original)	Cathedral, Ely, Diocese of Ely, England

Source(s):

b: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, Volume 1, Page 339
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 150
ob/c2+: Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum, Page 91
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1450
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1454, Number 6
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 82, Number 6,702

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a bishop for 23.9 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Thomas Bourchier † Archbishop of Canterbury, England Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop John Carpenter † Bishop of Worcester, England Bishop Richard Clerk † Bishop of Ross
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Thomas Bourchier † (1435) Archbishop of Canterbury, England Henry Cardinal Beaufort † Bishop of Winchester, England