In 1162 Geoffrey Ridel was appointed Lord Chancellor which office he held until 1173.
Before March 1163 Geoffrey Ridel was appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury.
In 1164 Geoffrey Ridel travelled to Rome to represent the king before the Papal Curia.
On 6th October 1174 Geoffrey Ridel was consecrated Bishop of Ely at Canterbury Cathedral [Map].
Before February 1177 Geoffrey Ridel was part of the escort when Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 11) travelled to Provence to marry William "Good" II King Sicily (age 22).
On the 20th August 1189 Geoffrey Ridel died. He was buried at Ely Cathedral [Map].
. 20th August 1189. Meanwhile, Geoffrey, Bishop of Ely, died at Winchester on the 13th day before the Kalends of September and was buried at Ely [Map]."
Interim Gaufridus1 Eliensis episcopus obiit Wintonize, xiiio, kalendas Septembris, et sepultus est apud Hely.
Note 1. Gaufridus Riddell, bishp 1174-1189.