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Edmund Audley[a] (died 1524) was Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Salisbury.
Edmund Audley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Salisbury | |
| Appointed | 10 January 1502 |
| Term ended | 23 August 1524 |
| Predecessor | Henry Deane |
| Successor | Lawrence Campejus |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Rochester Bishop of Hereford |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1 October 1480 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 23 August 1524 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Audley graduated BA in 1463 at University College, Oxford. He was appointed to the seventh stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1474 and held this until 1480.[1]
Audley was collated as Archdeacon of the East Riding on 14 December 1475[2] and then as Archdeacon of Essex on 22 December 1479,[3] serving until he was nominated to become Bishop of Rochester on 7 July 1480, and consecrated on 1 October 1480.[4] He was then translated to be Bishop of Hereford on 22 June 1492.[5][6] He was then translated to become Bishop of Salisbury on 10 January 1502.[7][8][9] He died on 23 August 1524.[7]
Audley was the son of Eleanor Holand.[10] He is buried in a chapel of Salisbury Cathedral.[11]
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