John was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Life
John was a nephew of Ralph d'Escures Archbishop of Canterbury, who he served as a clerk. He was appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury between 27 June 1115 and 16 September 1115.[1]
John was elected to the See of Rochester before 12 April 1125[2] and consecrated on 24 May 1125. He died on 20 June 1137.[3]
Citations
- ^ British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury Archived 16 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007
- ^ British History Online Bishops of Rochester Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
References
- British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury accessed on 30 October 2007
- British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Further reading
- Hunt, William (October 1923). "The English Bishops at the Lateran Council of 1139". The English Historical Review. 38 (152): 557–560. doi:10.1093/ehr/XXXVIII.CLII.557.
12th-century Bishop of Rochester
