About Roger Skerning
Roger Skerning was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Roger Skerning (or Roger de Skerning; died 22 January 1278) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
Life Skerning was a monk of Norwich Cathedral before he was elected Prior of Norwich in 1257.
Skerning was elected to the see of Norwich on 23 January 1266 and was consecrated on 4 April 1266.
In 1276, William Freney, titular archbishop of Edessa, was acting as Skerning's suffragan in Norwich.
Skerning died on 22 January 1278.
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