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John Dunmoe BDec (also Dunmow, Dumoe, Dunow or Dunowe) (died 25 January 1489) was a Canon of Windsor from 1450 to 1455 and
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from 1487 to 1489 and
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from 1486 to 1489. Dunmow is described by Canon Begley as a canon of Exeter, Doctor of Laws and acting as ambassador from Henry VII to the Papal court in Rome. He died in 1489 having never visited his diocese. He is also listed as an auxiliary bishop of the
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Career

He was appointed: *Rector of Hanworth, Middlesex 1432 *Prebendary of Barnby in York 1475 - 1481 *Rector of St Magnus London Bridge 1481 - 1489 *
Archdeacon of Gloucester The Archdeacon of Gloucester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Gloucester, England whose responsibilities include the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the ''Archdeaconry of Gloucester.'' History The first ...
1487 *Rector of
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1488 *
Bishop of Limerick The Bishop of Limerick is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Limerick in the Province of Munster, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Church it still continues as a sepa ...
1486 - 1489 *King's Proctor at Rome He was appointed to the ninth stall in
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in 1476 and held the canonry until 1488.


Notes

1489 deaths Canons of Windsor Archdeacons of Gloucester Roman Catholic bishops of Limerick Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub