John of Greenford explained

John of Greenford
Bishop of Chichester
Elected:	April 1173
Consecration:	6 October 1174
Ended:	26 April 1180
Predecessor:	Hilary of Chichester
Successor:	Seffrid II
Other Post:	Dean of Chichester
Death Date:	26 April 1180

John of Greenford was a medieval Bishop of Chichester.

Life

Some historians say John's ancestry is unknown,^[1] but others say he was the son of a canon, or priest. Although Greenford is a location in Middlesex, no contemporary record gives him that name, and it not known when the surname was first attached to John.^[2] He was a prebend of London, and Dean of Chichester,^[3] holding the office of dean for over 20 years.^[2] He was elected to the see of Chichester in late April 1173, and consecrated on 6 October 1174.^[4] As he is said to have been the son of a priest, he obtained a papal dispensation in the summer of 1174.^[5] He died on 26 April 1180.^[4] Besides his profession of obedience to the Archbishop of Canterbury, another 13 documents of John's survive.^[6]

References

• Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, UK . 1996 . 0-521-56350-X .
• Book: Greenway, Diana E. . Bishops . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. 5: Chichester. 1996 . http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34293 . 20 October 2007 . Institute of Historical Research . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208073049/http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34293 . 8 February 2012 .
• Book: Greenway, Diana E. . Deans . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. 5: Chichester. 1996 . http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34294 . 20 October 2007 . Institute of Historical Research .
• Encyclopedia: Mayr-Harting, Henry. Henry Mayr-Harting. Introduction . The Acta of the Bishops of Chichester 1075–1207 . Canterbury & York Society . Torquay, UK . 1964 . 3–70 . 3812576.
• Book: Warren, W. L. . W. L. Warren . Henry II . University of California Press . Berkeley, CA . 1973 . 0-520-03494-5 . registration .

Further reading

• Marritt, Stephen . John [John of Greenford] . October 2009 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/95133.

Notes and References

1. Warren Henry II p. 535
2. Mayr-Harting "Introduction" Acta pp. 5-6
3. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 5: Chichester: Deans
4. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239
5. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 5: Chichester: Bishops
6. Mayr-Harting "Introduction" Acta p. 32