Roger de Meyland

Roger de Meyland[a] (died 1295) was a medieval Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, England.

Roger was a cousin of King Henry III of England, although the exact relationship is unclear.

[1] Roger was born c. 1215, and may have been a son of William de Longespee, uncle of Henry III.

Little is known of his early career, and he first appears in 1257 as a canon of Lichfield and a papal chaplain.

[3] His election was probably due to the influence of Richard of Cornwall, King Henry's brother, whom Roger later accompanied to Germany, where Richard had been elected king.