John de Pageham (or John of Pageham) was a medieval
Bishop of Worcester
The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary (officer), head of the Church of England Anglican Diocese of Worcester, Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title can be traced back to the foundation of the diocese in the ...
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Life
John was a clerk of
Theobald of Bec
Theobald of Bec ( c. 1090 – 18 April 1161) was a Norman archbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161. His exact birth date is unknown. Some time in the late 11th or early 12th century Theobald became a monk at the Abbey of Bec, r ...
,
Archbishop of Canterbury
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the Primus inter pares, ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the diocese of Canterbury. The first archbishop ...
before he was selected to become bishop.
[ Barlow, Frank ''Thomas Becket'' p. 30] He was ordained a priest on 3 March 1151.
[British History Online Bishops of Worcester]
accessed on 3 November 2007 He was consecrated on 4 March 1151.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 278] He died in 1157, possibly in December.
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Citations
References
* Barlow, Frank ''Thomas Becket'' Berkeley, CA:University of California Press 1986
British History Online Bishops of Worcester
accessed on 3 November 2007
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Bishops of Worcester
12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
1157 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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