John I (bishop of Rochester)

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]

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.

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Name	John
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Short description	Bishop of Rochester; Archdeacon of Canterbury
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Date of death	20 June 1137
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