Nicholas Close

Nicholas Close
Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield
Appointed	30 August 1452
Term ended	late October 1452
Predecessor	William Booth
Successor	Reginald Boulers
Orders
Consecration	15 March 1450
Personal details
Died	late October 1452
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Bishop of Carlisle Archdeacon of Colchester

Nicholas Close (died 1452) was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 1450 to 1452. He was provided to the see of Carlisle in January 1450, and consecrated on 15 March 1450. He was selected Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield on 30 August 1452 and served for a short time before his death in late October 1452. He was educated at King's College, Cambridge, being elected a fellow in 1443, and served as a commissioner to Scotland in 1449. He was Archdeacon of Colchester before being appointed bishop.

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