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Robert Mascall (or Maschal) (died 22 December 1416) was a medieval Carmelite friar who served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1404 to 1416.

Mascall was born at Ludlow, Shropshire, where at an early age he became a Carmelite friar. He was educated at the University of Oxford, gaining a distinction in philosophy and theology. Probably in 1400, King Henry IV appointed Mascall his confessor.

Mascall was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Hereford by papal provision on 2 July and consecrated on 6 July 1404. He received possession of the temporalities of the See of Hereford on 25 September 1404.

Mascall died in office on 22 December 1416.

Citations

1. ^ Pollard, Albert Frederick (1893). "Mascall, Robert". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
2. ^ Barrow 2002, Bishops of Hereford, pp. 1–7.
3. Eubel 1913, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, volume 1, p. 274.
4. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 251.

References

• Barrow, J. S. (2002). "Bishops of Hereford". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 8: Hereford. British History Online.
• Eubel, Konrad (1913). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (in Latin). Vol. 1. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae.
• Fryde, Edmund Boleslav; Greenway, D.E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British chronology. Offices of the Royal Historical Society : University College. OCLC 989682481.

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