John Chadworth
Bishop of Lincoln
Arms of Chedworth: Azure, a chevron between three wolf's heads erased or[1]
Electedc. 11 February 1451
Term ended23 November 1471
PredecessorMarmaduke Lumley
SuccessorThomas Rotherham
Orders
Consecration18 June 1452
Personal details
Died23 November 1471 (1471-11-24)
DenominationCatholic

John Chadworth (or Chedworth; died 1471) was Provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1447 until his election as Bishop of Lincoln. He was elected bishop about 11 February 1451 and consecrated on 18 June 1452. He died on 23 November 1471.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.188) (also variants with greyhound's / fox's heads); as shown on chest tomb of Sir William Carew (d.1501) in Bury St Edmunds Church, Suffolk, whose second wife Margaret Chedworth was a niece of the Bishop
  2. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 256

References

Academic offices Preceded byWilliam Millington Provost of King's College, Cambridge 1447–1451 Succeeded byRobert Wodelark Catholic Church titles Preceded byMarmaduke Lumley Bishop of Lincoln 1451–1471 Succeeded byThomas Rotherham


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