John of Canterbury (died 1204) was

Bishop of Poitiers The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Pictaviensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Poitiers'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in France. The archepiscopal see is in the city of Poitiers. Th ...

1162 to 1181 and

Archbishop of Lyon The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: ''Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Lyon''), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The Archbishops ...

1181 to 1193. He became a "cosmopolitan and much-respected churchman". He began as a clerk to Theobald of Canterbury. He became Treasurer of York in 1152. At the wish of

Henry II of England Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (french: link=no, Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress, or Henry Plantagenet, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189, and as such, was the first Angevin king ...

, he was made

, and consecrated at the Council of Tours in 1163. He was a close supporter of

Thomas Becket Thomas Becket (), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), was an English nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then ...

in his quarrel with Henry II. While he was elected

Archbishop of Narbonne The former Catholic diocese of Narbonne existed from early Christian times until the French Revolution. It was an archdiocese, with its see at Narbonne, from the year 445, and its influence ran over much of south-western France and into Catalon ...

, that election was superseded by his election at Lyon and he did not take up the see. At Lyon, he forbade the preaching of the

Waldensians The Waldensians (also known as Waldenses (), Vallenses, Valdesi or Vaudois) are adherents of a church tradition that began as an ascetic movement within Western Christianity before the Reformation. Originally known as the "Poor Men of Lyon" in ...

. He resigned his position at Lyon, to become a monk at Clairvaux, where he lived out his life.Barlow, p. 31. He was the addressee in his retirement of an important papal letter, ''

Cum Marthae circa Eucharistic theology is a branch of Christian theology which treats doctrines concerning the Holy Eucharist, also commonly known as the Lord's Supper. It exists exclusively in Christianity and related religions, as others generally do not con ...

'', dated 29 November 1202.

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* * {{authority control 1204 deaths Archbishops of Lyon Bishops of Poitiers 12th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in France Year of birth unknown