John Harewell

John Harewell
Bishop of Bath and Wells

Appointed 14 December 1366
Term ended c. 16 July 1386
Predecessor John Barnet
Successor Walter Skirlaw
Orders
Consecration 7 March 1367
Personal details
Died c. 16 July 1386
Denomination Catholic

John Harewell was a Bishop of Bath and Wells in medieval England.

Harewell came from Harwell in Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). He was in the employ of the Black Prince,[1] before being collated Archdeacon of Berkshire in 1365[2] and then selected, on 14 December 1366, as Bishop of Bath and Wells. He was consecrated on 7 March 1367 and died around 16 July 1386.[3] His executors are listed [4] as John Harewell; John Bryngton; John Grene, of Welles, canon; John de Tuttebury, in 1399 (1 Henry IV)

Citations

  1. "Harwell: The Family Name". Harwell Village. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. Joyce M. Horn (1962). "Archdeacons: Berkshire". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 3: Salisbury diocese. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 228
  4. Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40/555; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H4/CP40no555/bCP40no555dorses/IMG_0152.htm; 4th entry from the bottom, with Soms (Somerset) in the margin, in a plea of debt, with the executors as plaintiffs

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Barnet
Bishop of Bath and Wells
1366–1386
Succeeded by
Walter Skirlaw

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