Richard de Belmeis II

Richard de Beaumis
Bishop of London
Elected1152
Term ended4 May 1162
PredecessorRobert de Sigello
SuccessorGilbert Foliot
Other post(s)Archdeacon of Middlesex
Orders
Ordination20 September 1152
Consecration28 September 1152
Personal details
Died4 May 1162
DenominationCatholic

Richard de Belmeis (died 1162) was a medieval cleric, administrator and politician. His career culminated in election as Bishop of London in 1152. He was one of the founders of Lilleshall Abbey in Shropshire.

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