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Statute of Provisors
In 1351 the English Parliament passed the Statute of Provisors, barring the pope from appointing foreigners or unapproved candidates to English churc…
Timeline
- 1340–1350England · EnglandIn the 14th century the papacy frequently used provision to appoint foreign clerics as bishops and abbots in England, provoking resentment among nobles and clergy; preliminary restrictive legislation in the 1340s laid the groundwork for the 1351 statute.
- 1351Westminster · Greater LondonIn 1351 Parliament formally enacted the Statute of Provisors, declaring papal provisions to English church livings void; related appointments were to be determined by the king and local church procedures, with violators liable to forfeiture of property.
- 1353–1390England · EnglandThe 1353 Statute of Clergy further restricted papal financial exactions; thereafter successive parliaments repeatedly reaffirmed and amended the Provisors statutes, and the struggle between royal and papal power continued into the Lancastrian dynasty.
Sources
- The Statutes of the Realm, Volume 1 (1810)
- England in the Later Middle Ages — Maurice Keen (2003)