Ralph Ergham

Ralph Ergham (or Erghum; died 1400) was the English bishop of Salisbury from 1375 to 1388, and then bishop of Bath and Wells from 1388 to 1400.

Ralph Ergham
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Appointed	3 April 1388
Term ended	10 April 1400
Predecessor	Walter Skirlaw
Successor	Richard Clifford
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Salisbury
Orders
Consecration	9 December 1375
Personal details
Died	10 April 1400
Denomination	Catholic

Ergham was Chancellor of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster^[1] from 1373 to 1377. On 12 October 1375 he was selected to be Bishop of Salisbury, and was consecrated on 9 December.^[2] On 3 April 1388, he was transferred to the see of Bath and Wells.^[3] Ergham was also a member of King Richard II's first council, representing John of Gaunt's interests.^[4] He died on 10 April 1400.^[3]

The executors of his will are named as: Agnes Rabbas, his sister; Thomas Tery, canon of Wells; and John Podemour.^[5]

Citations

1. Hospitals of St Mary Magdalen, Preston Archived 28 September 2007 at archive.today accessed on 24 August 2007
2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 270
3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 228
4. McKisack The Fourteenth Century p. 400
5. Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas: CP 40/561; in 1401; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT2/H4/CP40no561/bCP40no561dorses/IMG_1675.htm; 5th entry, as plaintiffs

References

• Hospitals of St Mary Magdalen, Preston
• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
• McKisack, May The Fourteenth Century

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Robert Wyville	Bishop of Salisbury 1375–1388	Succeeded by John Waltham
Preceded by Walter Skirlaw	Bishop of Wells 1388–1400	Succeeded by Richard Clifford