Adam Orleton[a] (died 1345) was an English churchman and royal
administrator.Orleton was born into a Herefordshire family, possibly
in Orleton, possibly in Hereford. The lord of the manor was Roger
Mortimer, to whose interests Orleton was loyal. His nephews were John
Trilleck, Bishop of Hereford and Thomas Trilleck, Bishop of
Rochester.Orleton was born into a Herefordshire family, possibly in
Orleton, possibly in Hereford. The lord of the manor was Roger
Mortimer, to whose interests Orleton was loyal. His nephews were John
Trilleck, Bishop of Hereford and Thomas Trilleck, Bishop of
Rochester.From the accession of Edward II Orleton was employed as a
diplomat to the papal court, at Avignon from 1309, of Clement V and
John XXII. A favourite of the latter, Orleton was nominated bishop of
Hereford by the pope on 15 May 1317, and consecrated on 22 May 1317,
despite the protests of the king. During his episcopate the great
central tower at Hereford, a wonder of its day, was built, but there
is no reason to think him responsible for a matter under the
jurisdiction of the dean and chapter. Despite his increasing political
involvement with Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer against Edward II,
playing a significant role in the events of 1326, Orleton was an
effective bishop in Hereford diocese, and reformed the scandalous
Wigmore Abbey and also the priory at Abergavenny and St. Guthlac's
priory in Hereford.Orleton was translated to be bishop of Worcester on
25 September 1327, and lastly to be bishop of Winchester on 1 December
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