sentences:  He was elected prior of Llanthony Priory in the middle 1120s, and was named bishop by King Henry I of England in 1130.As bishop, he was often appointed a judge by the papacy, and was known for the care he took of his diocese.After Henry's death in 1135, Bethune first supported King Stephen, who seized the throne from Henry's heiress the Empress Matilda, but when Matilda's forces captured Stephen, Bethune switched sides to support Matilda.