Reginald fitz Jocelin | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury-elect | |
 Reliquary pendant depicting Reginald and Queen Margaret of Sicily from 1177 | |
| Elected | 27 November 1191 |
| Term ended | 26 December 1191 |
| Predecessor | Baldwin of Forde |
| Successor | Hubert Walter |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Bath |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 23 June 1174 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 26 December 1191 Dogmersfield, Hampshire |
| Buried | Bath Abbey |
| Parents | Josceline de Bohon |
Reginald Fitz Jocelin[a] (died 26 December 1191) was a medieval Bishop of Bath and an Archbishop of Canterbury-elect in England. A member of an Anglo-Norman noble family, he was the son of a bishop, and was educated in Italy. He was a household clerk for Thomas Becket, but by 1167 he was serving King Henry II of England. He was also a favourite of King Louis VII of France, who had him appointed abbot of the Abbey of Corbeil. After Reginald angered Becket while attempting to help negotiate a settlement between Becket and the king, Becket called him "that offspring of fornication, that enemy to the peace of the Church, that traitor."[1] When he was elected as a bishop, the election was challenged by King Henry's eldest son, Henry the Young King, and Reginald was forced to go to Rome to be confirmed by Pope Alexander III. He attended the Third Lateran Council in 1179, and spent much of his time administering his diocese. He was elected Archbishop of Canterbury in 1191, but died before he could be installed.
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- ^ Quoted in Warren Henry II p. 535