John of Greenford

John of Greenford
Bishop of Chichester
See Diocese of Chichester
Elected April 1173
Reign ended 26 April 1180
Predecessor Hilary of Chichester
Successor Seffrid II
Other posts Dean of Chichester
Orders
Consecration 6 Ocrober 1174
Personal details
Died 26 April 1180
Denomination Catholic

John of Greenford was a medieval Bishop of Chichester.

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Life

Some historians say John's ancestry is unknown,[1] but others give it as the son of a canon, or priest. Although Greenford is a location in Middlesex, no contemporary record gives him the 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 was a son of a priest, he obtained a papal dispensation in the summer of 1174.[5] He died 26 April 1180.[4] Besides his profession of obedience to the archbishop of Canterbury, another 13 documents of John's survive.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Warren Henry II p. 535
  2. ^ a b Mayr-Harting "Introduction" Acta pp. 5-6
  3. ^ British History Online Deans of Chichester
  4. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239
  5. ^ British History Online Bishops of Chichester
  6. ^ Mayr-Harting "Introduction" Acta p. 32

References

  • British History Online Bishops of Chichester accessed on 20 October 2007
  • British History Online Deans of Chichester accessed on 20 October 2007
  • 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. 
  • Mayr-Harting, Henry (1964). "Introduction". The Acta of the Bishops of Chichester 1075-1207. Torquay, UK: Canterbury & York Society. pp. 3–70. 
  • Warren, W. L. (1973). Henry II. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-03494-5. 

Further reading

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Hilary of Chichester		 Bishop of Chichester
1173–1180		 Succeeded by
Seffrid II