Henry of Sandwich
Henry of Sandwich | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
| Elected | 13 November 1262 |
| Term ended | 15 September 1273 |
| Predecessor | Richard Talbot |
| Successor | John Chishull |
| Previous post(s) | Prebendary of Weldland |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 27 May 1263 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 15 September 1273 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Henry of Sandwich (died 1273) was a medieval Bishop of London.
Life
[edit]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 on 13 November 1262, confirmed 21 December 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] After his death, his nephew Sir Ralph de Sandwich was made administrator of the See of London, having already acted as their administrator during Henry's exile in Rome.
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Bishops
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Archdeacons of Oxford
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 258
References
[edit]- 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.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1968). "Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 1, St. Paul's, London. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1977). "Archdeacons of Oxford". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 3: Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- Hutchinson, John (1892). . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. pp. 70–71.
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