Ralph of Domfront

Ralf of Domfront (Lat. Radulfus, French Raoul; † around 1149 in Italy ) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in Outremer, and from 1135 until he was deposed in 1140 Latin Patriarch of Antioch.

He came from Domfront in Normandy. In 1135 he was elected to succeed the late Patriarch Bernard of Valence.

In 1136 he sided with the young princess Constance of Antioch, when he married secretly with Raymond of Poitiers, who actually wanted to marry Constanze widowed mother Alice of Jerusalem. However, he immediately aroused the displeasure of the new Prince of Raymond when he demanded this as part of its crowning a tribute. Raimund strove for his deposition, in particular, under the pretext Ralf had been elected in 1135 uncanonical.

After four years of dispute Ralf was finally relieved, chaired by the papal legate Alberic, Bishop of Ostia, his office in December 1140 a council at Antioch and imprisoned. After a moment he could escape to Rome, where he joined the Pope Innocent II recited the matter. After reached reinstatement he died before he could leave for Outremer again. Some suspect that he was poisoned.

His successor was Aimerich of Limoges.