Gilbert of St Leonard

Gilbert de St Leonard (or Gilbert de St. Leofard; He was a canon of Chichester Cathedral by 28 December 1264. He shared the views of his bishop, Stephen Bersted, in the baronial party that was led by Simon de Montfort. He was elected to the see of Chichester on 30 January 1288, and consecrated on 5 September 1288 at Canterbury.

While he was bishop, Gilbert spent lavishly on expanding his cathedral and on gifts to King Edward I of England. It was Gilbert that baptised Edward's youngest son Edmund in 1301 at Woodstock. He died on 12 February 1305 at Amberley. He was buried in the lady chapel of Chichester Cathedral, where his tomb was destroyed in 1538.