Simon of Ghent
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Life
He was a prebendary of the diocese of SalisburyDiocese of Salisbury
The Diocese of Salisbury is a Church of England diocese in the south of England. The diocese covers Dorset and most of Wiltshire and is a constituent diocese of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Salisbury and the diocesan synod...
and Chancellor
Chancellor (education)
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of Oxford University, as well as Archdeacon of Oxford.
He was elected bishop on 2 June 1297 and consecrated on 20 October 1297 at Canterbury
Canterbury
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He died 2 April 1315.