GIFFARD, GODFREY (c. chancellor of Eng land and bishop of Worcester, brother of Walter Giffard (q.v.), succeeded his brother as chancellor in 1266, and held that office until 1270. He was bishop of Worcester from 1268 until his death on Jan. 26, 1302. He was a benefactor of his cathedral.
See W. Thomas, Survey of Worcester Cathedral; Episcopal Regis ters; Register of Bishop Godfrey Gifford, edited by J. W. Willis-Bund (Oxford, 1898-1899) ; and the Annals of Worcester in the Annales monastici, vol. iv., edited by H. R. Luard (London, 1860.