John Trilleck

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John Trilleck
Bishop of Hereford
Elected22 February 1344
Term ended20 November 1360
PredecessorThomas Charleton
SuccessorLewis de Charleton
Orders
Consecration29 August 1344
Personal details
Died20 November 1360
DenominationCatholic

John Trilleck or Trillick (died 20 November 1360) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.

Trilleck was the nephew of Adam Orleton, successively Bishop of Hereford, Worcester and Winchester and the elder brother of Thomas Trilleck, later Bishop of Rochester.[1]

Trilleck was elected to the episcopate as Bishop of Hereford on 22 February 1344 and consecrated on 29 August 1344.[2] He founded Trellick's Inn at Oxford as undergraduate quarters.

Trilleck died on 20 November 1360.[2]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ "Canterbury and York Series Vol. VIII". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 250

References[edit]

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Hereford
1344–1360
Succeeded by