Simon of Apulia

Simon of Apulia
Simon of Apulia
Bishop of Exeter
	Simon, Bishop of Exeter (died 1223); from his tomb at Exeter, showing rich mass-vestments.
Church	Catholic
Diocese	Exeter
Elected	c. 13 April 1214
Term ended	9 September 1223
Predecessor	Henry Marshal
Successor	William Briwere
Other post(s)	Dean of York
Orders
Consecration	5 October 1214
Personal details
Died	9 September 1223
Buried	Exeter Cathedral

Simon of Apulia (died 1223) was an Italian-born canon lawyer who served as Bishop of Exeter in Devon, England, from 1214 until his death in 1223.

Life

Nothing is known of Simon's early life beyond the fact that he was a native of southern Italy and that he was a canon lawyer and a magister.^[1]

Simon was a canon of the cathedral chapter of York some time before being named Chancellor of the cathedral and then Dean of York in January 1194 after a lengthy election dispute.^[2] Originally, Geoffrey, Archbishop of York had wanted his brother Peter as dean, but then suggested Simon, who refused to give up his office of chancellor. Geoffrey then selected Philip of Poitou, but the cathedral chapter wanted Simon, and all parties appealed to Rome.^[1] He was appointed Dean of York by Pope Celestine III.^[3]

Simon was elected to the see of Exeter about 13 April 1214 and consecrated on 5 October 1214.^[4] The see had been vacant since 1206 when Henry Marshal the previous bishop had died. However, because of King John of England's dispute with Pope Innocent III, the vacancy was not filled until a settlement was reached between John and Pope Innocent. Simon was consecrated by Archbishop Stephen Langton at Canterbury.^[1]

Simon attended the Fourth Lateran Council, but was back in England in time to take part in King Henry III's coronation on 28 October 1216. Very little of his administrative records survive, only a few documents are still extant. Simon did set out the boundaries of the parishes in the city of Exeter. He was also a benefactor to his cathedral, giving it vestments and other ornaments.^[1]

Simon died on 9 September 1223.^[4] He was buried in Exeter Cathedral in the lady chapel. His nephew, also named Simon, was named archdeacon of Cornwall from 1218 to 1221.^[1]

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Barlow "Apulia, Simon of" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6: York: Deans
^ Cheney From Becket to Langton p. 82
^ ^a ^b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 246

References

Barlow, Frank (2004). "Apulia, Simon of". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/94380. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Cheney, C. R. (1956). From Becket to Langton: English Church Government 1170–1213 (Reprint ed.). Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. OCLC 5213024.
Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Greenway, Diana E. (1999). "Deans". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 6: York. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 31 August 2007.

External links

"Bishop Simon of Apulia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 9 October 2022.
"Entry for Simon" in George Oliver's Lives of the Bishops of Exeter
Tomb in Exeter Cathedral
List of Manuscripts

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Henry Marshal	Bishop of Exeter 1214–1223	Succeeded by William Briwere

[DNB-1] Barlow "Apulia, Simon of" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

[BHODeansYork-2] Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6: York: Deans

[Cheney82-3] Cheney From Becket to Langton p. 82

[Handbook246-4] Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 246

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Late modern	George Markham William Cockburn Augustus Duncombe Arthur Purey-Cust William Foxley Norris Lionel Ford Herbert Bate Eric Milner-White Alan Richardson Ronald Jasper John Southgate Raymond Furnell Keith Jones Vivienne Faull Peter Moger (acting) Jonathan Frost Dominic Barrington

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Early modern	John Arundel Hugh Oldham John Vesey Myles Coverdale John Vesey James Turberville William Alley William Bradbridge John Woolton Gervase Babington William Cotton Valentine Cary Joseph Hall Ralph Brownrigg Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) John Gauden Seth Ward Anthony Sparrow Thomas Lamplugh Sir Jonathan Trelawney Bt Ofspring Blackall Lancelot Blackburne Stephen Weston Nicholas Clagett George Lavington Frederick Keppel John Ross William Buller Reginald Courtenay
Late modern	John Fisher George Pelham William Carey Christopher Bethell Henry Phillpotts Frederick Temple Edward Bickersteth Herbert Edward Ryle Archibald Robertson Lord William Cecil Charles Curzon Robert Mortimer Eric Mercer Hewlett Thompson Michael Langrish John Ford (acting) Nick McKinnel (acting) Robert Atwell Mike Harrison