title: Robert Neville (bishop)
text: # Robert Neville (bishop)
  
  Robert Neville (1404 – 8 or 9 July 1457) was an English prelate who served as Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham. He was also a provost of Beverley. He was born at Raby Castle. His father was Ralph Neville and his mother was Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt. He was thus a highly placed member of the English aristocracy.
  
  Neville was nominated Bishop of Salisbury on 9 July 1427, and consecrated on 26 October 1427. He was then translated to Durham on 27 January 1438.
  
  Neville died on 8 July 1457.
  
  ## Citations
  
  * ↑ Tudor Place
  * 1 2 Pollard 2008.
  * ↑ Bishop Robert Neville at Mocavo: Jacob's Ladder; Direct Ancestors; Family Trees
  * ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 271
  * ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 242
  