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Walter de la Wyle

13th-century Bishop of Salisbury

Field	Value
name	Walter de la Wyle
image	Salisburycathedralwalterdelawyletomb.jpg
caption	The tomb of Walter de la Wyle in Salisbury Cathedral
religion	Catholic
title	Bishop of Salisbury
elected	29 January 1263
ended	January 1271
predecessor	Giles of Bridport
successor	Robert Wickhampton
consecration	27 May 1263
other_post	Subcentor of Salisbury
death_date	January 1271

Walter de la Wyle was Bishop of Salisbury from 1263 to 1271, and the founder of St. Edmund's College, Salisbury.

Biography

De la Wyle began his career as a chaplain to Robert de Bingham, which led to his appointment as warden of a bridge over the Avon connected with St. John's Hospital. Eventually Walter de la Wyle was elected succentor of Salisbury, one of the chief officers of a cathedral chapter, with responsibility for overseeing religious ritual in cathedral worship services. This was an especially prestigious position in Salisbury since the Sarum Rite, the order of service used at Salisbury Cathedral, was quickly becoming the most popular order of service in England. It was from the office of Succentor that Walter de la Wyle was elevated to the office of bishop on 29 January 1263 as the successor to Bishop Giles of Bridport. He was consecrated on 27 May 1263.

In 1269, he founded St Edmund's college, and at or around the same time a new parish of St. Edmund's was created to serve the growing population of Salisbury.

De la Wyle died on 3 or 4 January 1271.

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References

[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34219 British History Online: Bishops of Salisbury] accessed on 30 October 2007
Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 270
{{National Heritage List for England
(1956). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 3 pp389-392 - Colleges: St Edmund, Salisbury". University of London.

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