Henry of Sandwich
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Henry of Sandwich | |
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Bishop of London | |
Diocese | Diocese of London |
Elected | 13 November 1262 |
Term ended | 15 September 1273 |
Predecessor | Richard Talbot |
Successor | John Chishull |
Orders | |
Consecration | 27 May 1263 |
Personal details | |
Died | 15 September 1273 |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Previous post | Prebendary of Weldland |
Henry of Sandwich (died 1273) was a medieval Bishop of London.
Life
Henry was the son of Henry of Sandwich, a knight from Sandwich, Kent. He held the prebend of Weldland in the diocese of London.[1]
Henry was Archdeacon of Oxford from 1259 to 1262.[2] He was elected Bishop of London in 13 November 1262 and consecrated on 27 May 1263. He was suspended from office on 1 December 1265 but was reinstated by Pope Gregory X on 31 May 1272. He returned to England from exile on 31 January 1273.[1]
Henry died on 15 September 1273.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 British History Online Bishops of London accessed on 29 October 2007
- ↑ British History Online - Archdeacons of Oxford
- ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 258
References
- British History Online - Archdeacons of Oxford accessed on 14 January 2012
- British History Online Bishops of London accessed on 29 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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Preceded by Richard Talbot |
Bishop of London 1262–1273 |
Succeeded by John Chishull |
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