Reginald Boulers | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | |
| Appointed | 7 February 1453 |
| Term ended | between 24 March and 10 April 1459 |
| Predecessor | Nicholas Close |
| Successor | John Hales |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 14 February 1451 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 24 March and 10 April 1459 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Reginald Boulers (died 1459) was a medieval Abbot of Gloucester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.
Boulers became abbot of the abbey of St Peter at Gloucester in 1437.[1] Boulers was a shrewd man of affairs and was sent on an embassy to Rome in 1449, when the convent allowed him £400 for his expenses.[1] In 1450, he was seized by Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and imprisoned for a time in Ludlow Castle.[1] In the same year, Boulers was appointed to the See of Hereford on 14 August 1450 and consecrated on 14 February 1451.[2][3][4] He was translated to the see of Coventry and Lichfield on 7 February 1453.[5][6][7]
Shortly before his death he willed his books to the library at Gloucester Abbey.[1] Boulers died in office sometime between 24 March and 10 April 1459.[6][7]
- ^ a b c d Page 1907, pp. 53–61.
- ^ Eubel 1914, p. 163.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1996, p. 251.
- ^ Horn 1962, pp. 1–3.
- ^ Eubel 1914, p. 135.
- ^ a b Fryde et al. 1996, p. 254.
- ^ a b Jones 1965, pp. 1–3.