John of Greenford
Bishop of Chichester
ElectedApril 1173
Term ended26 April 1180
PredecessorHilary of Chichester
SuccessorSeffrid II
Other post(s)Dean of Chichester
Orders
Consecration6 October 1174
Personal details
Died26 April 1180

John of Greenford was a medieval Bishop of Chichester.

Life

Some historians say John's ancestry is unknown,[1] but others say he was the son of a canon, or priest. Although Greenford is a location in Middlesex, no contemporary record gives him that name, and it not known when the surname was first attached to John.[2] He was a prebend of London, and Dean of Chichester,[3] holding the office of dean for over 20 years.[2] He was elected to the see of Chichester in late April 1173, and consecrated on 6 October 1174.[4] As he is said to have been the son of a priest, he obtained a papal dispensation in the summer of 1174.[5] He died on 26 April 1180.[4] Besides his profession of obedience to the Archbishop of Canterbury, another 13 documents of John's survive.[6]

Citations

  1. ^ Warren Henry II p. 535
  2. ^ a b Mayr-Harting "Introduction" Acta pp. 5-6
  3. ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 5: Chichester: Deans
  4. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239
  5. ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 5: Chichester: Bishops Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Mayr-Harting "Introduction" Acta p. 32

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Greenway, Diana E. (1996). "Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 5: Chichester. Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  • Greenway, Diana E. (1996). "Deans". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 5: Chichester. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  • Mayr-Harting, Henry (1964). "Introduction". The Acta of the Bishops of Chichester 1075–1207. Torquay, UK: Canterbury & York Society. pp. 3–70. OCLC 3812576.
  • Warren, W. L. (1973). Henry II. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-03494-5.

Further reading

Catholic Church titles Preceded byHilary of Chichester Bishop of Chichester 1173–1180 Succeeded bySeffrid II


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