Catholic priest
Walter de Merton.
Bishop of Rochester; Lord Chancellor of England; Founder of Merton College at Oxford University
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About Walter de Merton
Walter de Merton was Lord Chancellor of England, Archdeacon of Bath, founder of Merton College, Oxford, and Bishop of Rochester. For the first two years of the reign of Edward I he was – in all but name – Regent of England during the King's absence abroad. He died in 1277 after falling from his horse, and is buried in Rochester Cathedral.
Everything about Walter de Merton →- Occupation
- Catholic priest, judge, Catholic bishop
- Position held
- Roman Catholic Bishop of Rochester (England)
- Born
- 1205
- Died
- October 27, 1277