Henry Sandford

Henry Sandford was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Life

Sandford was a royal official before becoming a canon of the diocese of Salisbury and was Archdeacon of Canterbury from about 1213 until he was chosen for Rochester.^[1]

Sandford was elected to the see of Rochester on 26 December 1226 and consecrated on 9 May 1227.^[2] He was enthroned at Rochester Cathedral on 16 May 1227.^[3]

Sandford probably died on 24 February 1235.^[3]

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.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Benedict of Sausetun	Bishop of Rochester 1226–1235	Succeeded by Richard Wendene

Persondata
Name	Sandford, Henry
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Rochester; Archdeacon of Canterbury
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	probably 24 February 1235
Place of death