Simon of Ghent
# Simon of Ghent

Simon of Ghent (or Simon de Gandavo; died 1315) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury in England.

Simon was a prebendary of the diocese of Salisbury and Chancellor of Oxford University, as well as Archdeacon of Oxford.

Simon was elected bishop on 2 June 1297 and consecrated on 20 October 1297 at Canterbury He died on 2 April 1315.

## Citations

* ↑ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
* ↑ British History Online Archdeacons of Oxford. Accessed on 30 October 2007.
* ↑ British History Online Bishops of Salisbury. Accessed on 30 October 2007.
* ↑ Fryde, et al.,Handbook of British Chronology, p. 270.
