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Chichester Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester , in West Sussex , England. It was founded as a cathedral in 1075, when the seat of the bishop was moved from Selsey .
He became at the same time Prebendary of Hove Ecclesia in Chichester Cathedral, and from 1895 Proctor in Convocation for the clergy of the archdeaconry of Lewes. [7] He also served as Rural Dean of Lewes Division V (1889-1902) and as the chairman of Brighton and Preston School Board (1887-1901).
The modern day site of the shrine of St Richard in Chichester Cathedral. [14] Icon of St Richard in Chichester Cathedral. It was generally believed that miracles were wrought at Richard's tomb in Chichester cathedral, which was long a popular place of pilgrimage, and in 1262, just 9 years after his death, he was canonized at Viterbo by Pope ...
Plan of Chichester Cathedral. Note cloisters and Paradise on the right. On Stigand's death, Godfrey was nominated, by Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1087–1088; his nomination is recorded in the Acta Lanfranci. [a] [4] Godfrey's death on 25 September 1088 [5] is recorded in the Annales Cicestrensis, under 1088. [6]
Ralph Neville (or Ralf Nevill [1] or Ralph de Neville; [2] died 1244) was a medieval clergyman and politician who served as Bishop of Chichester and Lord Chancellor of England. . Neville first appears in the historical record in 1207 in the service of King John, and remained in royal service throughout the rest of his li
Ralph de Luffa (or Ralph Luffa [a] (died 1123) was an English bishop of Chichester, from 1091 to 1123. He built extensively on his cathedral as well as being praised by contemporary writers as an exemplary bishop. He took little part in the Investiture Crisis which took place in England during his episcopate.
He was appointed Chaplain to the King in 1724 and Prebendary of Westminster in 1725, was Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster 1730–1734, and was Dean of Chichester from 1739 until his death. [2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1726. [5] He died on 4 December 1741 and was buried in Chichester Cathedral. [2]
John William Burgon [a] (21 August 1813 – 4 August 1888) was an English Anglican divine who became the Dean of Chichester Cathedral in 1876. He was known during his lifetime for his poetry and his defense of the historicity and Mosaic authorship of Genesis .