John Fordham

John Fordham
Bishop of Ely
Church	Catholic
See	Diocese of Ely
In Office	1388–1425
Predecessor	Thomas Arundel
Successor	Philip Morgan
Personal details
Died	19 November 1425(1425-11-19)
Previous post	Bishop of Durham

John Fordham (died 1425) was Bishop of Durham and Bishop of Ely.

Fordham was keeper of the privy seal of Prince Richard from 1376 to 1377 and Dean of Wells before being named Lord Privy Seal in June 1377. He held that office until December of 1381.^[1]

Fordham was nominated to Durham on 9 September 1381 and consecrated on 5 January 1382. He was translated to Ely on 3 April 1388.^[2]

Fordham briefly served as Lord High Treasurer in 1386.^[3]

Fordham died on 19 November 1425.^[4]

Notes

^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 94
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 242
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 106
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 244

References

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.

Political offices
Preceded by Nicholas Carew	Lord Privy Seal 1377–1381	Succeeded by William Dighton
Preceded by Hugh Segrave	Lord High Treasurer 1386	Succeeded by John Gilbert
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Thomas Hatfield	Bishop of Durham 1381–1388	Succeeded by Walter Skirlaw
Preceded by Thomas Arundel	Bishop of Ely 1388–1425	Succeeded by Philip Morgan

Bishops and Prince-Bishops of Durham

High Medieval Bishops	Aldhun • Edmund • Eadred • Æthelric • Æthelwine

High Medieval Prince-Bishops	William Walcher • William de St-Calais • Ranulf Flambard • Geoffrey Rufus • William Cumin • William of St. Barbara • Hugh de Puiset • Philip of Poitou • Richard Poore • John de Gray • Morgan • Richard Marsh • William Scot • Richard Poore • Thomas de Melsonby • Nicholas Farnham • Walter of Kirkham • Robert Stitchill • Robert of Holy Island • Antony Bek

Late Medieval Prince-Bishops	Richard Kellaw • Lewis de Beaumont • Richard de Bury • Thomas Hatfield • John Fordham • Walter Skirlaw • Thomas Langley • Robert Neville • Lawrence Booth • William Dudley • John Sherwood • Richard Foxe

Early modern Prince-Bishops	William Senhouse • Christopher Bainbridge • Thomas Ruthall • Thomas Wolsey • Cuthbert Tunstall • James Pilkington • Richard Barnes • Matthew Hutton • Tobias Matthew • William James • Richard Neile • George Montaigne • John Howson • Thomas Morton • John Cosin • Nathaniel Crew • William Talbot • Edward Chandler • Joseph Butler • Richard Trevor • John Egerton • Thomas Thurlow • Shute Barrington • William Van Mildert

Late modern Bishops	Edward Maltby • Charles Longley • Henry Villiers • Charles Baring • Joseph Barber Lightfoot • Brooke Westcott • Handley Moule • Hensley Henson • Alwyn Williams • Michael Ramsey • Maurice Harland • Ian Ramsey • John Habgood • David Jenkins • Michael Turnbull • Tom Wright • Justin Welby

Persondata
Name	Fordham, John
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Durham; Bishop of Ely; Lord Privy Seal; Lord High Treasurer
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	19 November 1425
Place of death