William Bateman (bishop)

William Bateman
Bishop of Norwich
Elected23 January 1344
Term ended6 January 1355 (death)
PredecessorAntony Bek
SuccessorThomas Percy
Orders
Consecration23 May 1344
Personal details
Died(1355-01-06)6 January 1355
DenominationRoman Catholic
Arms of Bateman: Sable, a crescent ermine a bordure (engrailed) of the last. These were adopted as the arms of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, founded by him[1]

William Bateman (c. 1298 – 6 January 1355) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.

  1. ^ As seen (with bordure engrailed) in a Baroque escutcheon at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (over B staircase), impaled by the arms of the See of Norwich. See image [1]