John Wakering Explained

John Wakering
Bishop of Norwich
Ended:	9 April 1425
Predecessor:	Richard Courtenay
Successor:	William Alnwick
Other Post:	Lord Privy Seal (1415–1416)
Consecration:	31 May 1416
Death Date:	9 April 1425
Religion:	Roman Catholic

John Wakering (or Wakeryng; died 9 April 1425) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.

Wakering was appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury from 1408, resigning in 1415.

Wakering was named Lord Privy Seal in June 1415 and dismissed from that office in July 1416.^[1]

Wakering was elected Bishop of Norwich about 24 November 1415 and was consecrated on 31 May 1416. He died on 9 April 1425.^[2]

His executors are named in 1433. ^[3]

References

• Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1996 . 0-521-56350-X .

External links

• Wakering, John.

Notes and References

1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 95
2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 262
3. Thomas, bishop of Durham, William Sonne, clerk, William, Bernham, John Arnewey, Thomas Wetherby and Robert Skarle, in the Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas, in a case of debt: second entry in: http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no689/aCP40no689fronts/IMG_0497.htm