Walter Suffield | |
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Bishop of Norwich | |
Elected | c. 9 July 1244 |
Term ended | 19 May 1257 |
Predecessor | William de Raley |
Successor | Simon Walton |
Orders | |
Consecration | 26 February 1245 |
Personal details | |
Died | 19 May 1257 |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Walter Suffield (died 19 May 1257) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
Suffield was a canonist at Paris before his election to the see of Norwich about 9 July 1244. He was consecrated on 26 February 1245. [1] He was an eloquent preacher, and showed generosity to the poor (during one famine, even selling some of his own goods in order to provide them with food). [2]
In 1249, he founded St. Giles's Hospital in Norwich (which remains in use as the Great Hospital to this day) to provide care for the poor. [3] He died on 19 May 1257, [4] leaving bequests to both the poor and the hospital. [5]
Walter Suffield | |
---|---|
Bishop of Norwich | |
Elected | c. 9 July 1244 |
Term ended | 19 May 1257 |
Predecessor | William de Raley |
Successor | Simon Walton |
Orders | |
Consecration | 26 February 1245 |
Personal details | |
Died | 19 May 1257 |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Walter Suffield (died 19 May 1257) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
Suffield was a canonist at Paris before his election to the see of Norwich about 9 July 1244. He was consecrated on 26 February 1245. [1] He was an eloquent preacher, and showed generosity to the poor (during one famine, even selling some of his own goods in order to provide them with food). [2]
In 1249, he founded St. Giles's Hospital in Norwich (which remains in use as the Great Hospital to this day) to provide care for the poor. [3] He died on 19 May 1257, [4] leaving bequests to both the poor and the hospital. [5]