Walter Stapledon | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Exeter | |
 Walter Stapledon (died 1326), Bishop of Exeter. Detail from his effigy in Exeter Cathedral | |
| Appointed | 13 March 1307 |
| Term ended | 15 October 1326 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Bitton |
| Successor | James Berkeley |
| Previous post(s) | Papal chaplain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | before 1266 Devon, England |
| Died | 14 October 1326 London |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Walter Stapledon (died 15 October 1326) was an English cleric and administrator who was Bishop of Exeter from 1308 and twice served as Lord High Treasurer of England, in 1320 and from 1322 to 1325. He founded what became Exeter College, Oxford and contributed liberally to the rebuilding of Exeter Cathedral, where his tomb and monument survive. He was killed by a mob during the London uprising.[1]
- ^ M. C. Buck (23 September 2004). "Stapeldon, Walter (b. in or before 1265, d. 1326)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26296. Retrieved 6 October 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)