John de Pageham (or John of Pageham) was a medieval
Bishop of Worcester.
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, risi ...
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Archbishop of Canterbury 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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