Theulf was a
canon of
Bayeux Cathedral and a king's chaplain before he was nominated to the
see of Worcester on 28 December 1113. The archbishopric of Canterbury was then vacant and his
consecration as bishop was delayed until 27 June 1115 when Archbishop
Ralph d'Escures received his
pallium from Rome and was thus empowered to perform the ceremony. Theulf died on 20 October 1123. The medieval chronicler
William of Malmesbury claimed that Theulf confessed on his deathbed that he had purchased his
bishopric. ==Citations==