Walter Durdent

Walter Durdent
Bishop of Coventry
Appointed	before October 1149
Term ended	7 December 1159
Predecessor	Roger de Clinton
Successor	Richard Peche
Other posts	Prior of Christ Church Priory, Canterbury
Orders
Consecration	2 October 1149
Personal details
Died	7 December 1159
Denomination	Catholic

Walter Durdent (died 1159) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry.

Durdent was consecrated on 2 October 1149. He died on 7 December 1159. He was a Benedictine monk before his elevation to the episcopate. He was prior of Christ Church Priory in Canterbury when he was elected through the influence of Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury. Walter was considered an excellent theologian. During his time as bishop, he forbade the practice of selling the chrism used in various ecclesiastical rituals.

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