Fulk Basset | |
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Bishop of London | |
Elected | 1241 |
Term ended | 21 May 1259 |
Predecessor | Roger Niger |
Successor | Henry Wingham |
Orders | |
Consecration | 9 October 1244 |
Personal details | |
Died | 21 May 1259 |
Buried | 25 May 1259 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Fulk Basset (died 1259) was a medieval Bishop of London.
Basset became Dean of York in 1239. He was then was elected as Bishop of London in 1241, probably in December, and consecrated on 9 October 1244. He died on 21 May 1259. His death was commemorated on 21 May 1259 and he was buried on 25 May 1259. His nephew, Richard Talbot, was elected Bishop of London in 1262, but died before he could be consecrated.