Robert de Stretton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield | |
| Archdiocese | Province of Canterbury |
| Elected | 30 November 1358 |
| Term ended | 28 March 1385 |
| Predecessor | Roger Northburgh |
| Successor | Walter Skirlaw |
| Previous post(s) | Confessor to Edward, the Black Prince |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | before May 1349 |
| Consecration | 27 September 1360 by Michael Northburgh, Bishop of London, John Sheppey, Bishop of Rochester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 28 March 1385 Haywood manor, Staffordshire |
| Buried | St Andrew's Chapel, Lichfield Cathedral |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Robert de Stretton (died 1385) was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield following the death of Roger Northburgh in 1358.[1] A client of Edward, the Black Prince, he became a "notorious figure"[2] because it was alleged that he was illiterate, although this is now largely discounted as unlikely, as he was a relatively efficient administrator.[3]