John Trilleck or Trillick (died 20 November 1360) was a

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury. Until 1534, the Diocese of Hereford was in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church and two of its bishop ...

. Trilleck was the nephew of

Adam Orleton Adam Orleton (died 1345) was an English churchman and royal administrator. He was the Bishop of Winchester (1333–1345), Worcester (1327–1333) and Hereford (1317–1327) of the Catholic Church. Life Orleton was born into a Herefordshire f ...

, successively Bishop of Hereford, Worcester and Winchester and the elder brother of

Thomas Trilleck Thomas Trilleck (died December 1372) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. Trilleck was the nephew of Adam Orleton, Bishop of Hereford and younger brother of John Trilleck, also a Bishop of Hereford. The Trilleck family originated in the village ...

, later Bishop of Rochester. Trilleck was elected to the episcopate as Bishop of Hereford on 22 February 1344 and

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d on 29 August 1344. He founded Trellick's Inn at Oxford as undergraduate quarters. Trilleck died on 20 November 1360.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 250

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