Henry Sandford was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. Sandford was a royal official before becoming a

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of the diocese of Salisbury and was

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from about 1213 until he was chosen for Rochester.British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury
accessed on 30 October 2007 Sandford was elected to the

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on 26 December 1226 and consecrated on 9 May 1227.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 267 He was enthroned at

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on 16 May 1227.British History Online Bishops of Rochester
accessed on 30 October 2007 Sandford probably died on 24 February 1235.

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British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury
accessed on 30 October 2007
British History Online Bishops of Rochester
accessed on 30 October 2007 * Bishops of Rochester 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Archdeacons of Canterbury 1235 deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub