- John Gervais
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name =John Gervais
religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Winchester
Title =Bishop of Winchester
Period = 1262–1268
Predecessor =William de Taunton
Successor =Nicholas of Ely
ordination =
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post =Chancellor of York
date of birth =
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date of death =January 1268
place of death =John Gervais was a medieval
Bishop of Winchester .Life
He was a clerk of the
diocese of Exeter and educated in physical sciences. He held theprebend s of Fenton and Warthill in thediocese of York before becoming chancellor of thediocese of York . He made a trip toRome on business about the election of ArchbishopSewal de Bovil to York and became a papal chaplain underPope Alexander IV . In 1260 he was namedBishop of Carlisle by ArchbishopGodfrey Ludham of York, but the election was not effective. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=8065 British History Online Chancellors of York] accessed on November 2, 2007]He was nominated to the
see of Winchester onJune 22 1262 by papal provision and probably consecrated onSeptember 10 1262 . He was enthroned inWinchester Cathedral about Christmas, 1262. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33876 British History Online Bishops of Winchester] accessed on November 2, 2007]He died on
January 20 1268 Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 258] or onJanuary 19 .ee also
*
List of bishops of Winchester Notes
References
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33876 British History Online Bishops of Winchester] accessed on November 2, 2007
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=8065 British History Online Chancellors of York] accessed on November 2, 2007
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961Persondata
NAME=Gervais, John
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Winchester
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DATE OF DEATH=January 1268
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