John Luce († 1370) was a 14th-century

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. He had been a

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of Dunkeld before being appointed to the bishopric by Pope Innocent VI on 18 May 1355. John had been elected to the bishopric some months before by the diocese's chapter, but the pope had reserved the see for himself. Thus the pope declared the election null and void, but still appointed John. Soon afterwards John was consecrated by Cardinal Peter de Pratis,

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. John's episcopate is rather unnotable, and most of his legacy consists of a few

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s. He was a witness to the 14-year

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signed between

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and

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on 20 July 1369. John probably died early in 1370.

References

* Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) {{DEFAULTSORT:Luce, John 14th-century births 1370 deaths Bishops of Dunkeld (pre-Reformation) Clergy from Perth and Kinross 14th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops