John Gervais was a medieval

Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England. The bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. The Bishop of Winchester has always held ''ex officio'' (except ...

Life

Gervais was a clerk of the

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and educated in physical sciences. He held the

prebend A prebendary is a member of the Roman Catholic or Anglican clergy, a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of t ...

s of Fenton and Warthill in the

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before becoming chancellor of the

. He made a trip to Rome on business about the election of Archbishop Sewal de Bovil to York and became a papal chaplain under

Pope Alexander IV Pope Alexander IV (1199 or 1185 – 25 May 1261) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 December 1254 to his death in 1261. Early career He was born as Rinaldo di Jenne in Jenne (now in the Province of Rome), he ...

. In 1260 he was named

Bishop of Carlisle The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York. The diocese covers the county of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and the former Sedbergh Rural District. The see is in the city of ...

by Archbishop

Godfrey Ludham Godfrey Ludham (died 1265) was Archbishop of York from 1258 to 1265. Life Ludham's parents were Richard and Eda of Ludham, Norfolk, and he had a brother Thomas who was also a priest.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6: ...

of York, but the election was not effective.British History Online Chancellors of York
accessed on 2 November 2007 Gervais was nominated to the see of Winchester on 22 June 1262 by papal provision and probably consecrated on 10 September 1262. He was enthroned in

Winchester Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity,Historic England. "Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity (1095509)". ''National Heritage List for England''. Retrieved 8 September 2014. Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly known as Winches ...

about Christmas, 1262.British History Online Bishops of Winchester
accessed on 2 November 2007 Gervais died on 19 or 20 January 1268.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 276

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References

British History Online Bishops of Winchester
accessed on 2 November 2007
British History Online Chancellors of York
accessed on 2 November 2007 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gervais, John Bishops of Winchester 1268 deaths Year of birth unknown Bishops of Carlisle Chancellors of the Diocese of York 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops