John of Greenford

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name =John of Greenford


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Chichester
Title = Bishop of Chichester
Period = 1173–1180
Predecessor = Hilary of Chichester
Successor =Seffrid II
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post =Dean of Chichester
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date of death =1180
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John of Greenford was a medieval Bishop of Chichester.

Life

His ancestry is unknown.Warren "Henry II" p. 535] He was a prebend of London, and Dean of Chichester. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34294 British History Online Deans of Chichester] accessed on 20 October 2007] He was elected to the see of Chichester in late April of 1173, and consecrated on 6 October 1174.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 239] As he was a son of a canon, he obtained a papal dispensation in the summer of 1174. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34293 British History Online Bishops of Chichester] accessed on 20 October 2007] He died 26 April 1180.

Notes

References

* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34293 British History Online Bishops of Chichester] accessed on 20 October 2007
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34294 British History Online Deans of Chichester] accessed on 20 October 2007
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* Warren, W. L. "Henry II" Berkeley: University of California Press 1973 ISBN 0-520-03494-5

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DATE OF DEATH=26 April 1180
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