Nicholas Close

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– 1452

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Who was Nicholas Close?

Nicholas Close was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 1450 to 1452. He was provided to the see of Carlisle in January 1450, and consecrated on 15 March 1450. He was selected Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield on 30 August 1452 and served for a short time before his death in late October 1452. He was educated at King's College, Cambridge, being elected a fellow in 1443, and served as a commissioner to Scotland in 1449. He was Archdeacon of Colchester before being appointed bishop.

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Religion
  • Catholicism
Education
  • King's College, Cambridge
Died
Oct 1, 1452

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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