John Sheppey ( – 19 October 1360) was an English administrator and bishop. He served as
treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The significant core functions of a corporate treasurer include cash and liquidity management, risk management, and corporate finance.
Government
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from 1356 to 1360.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 105] Little is known of his family and background. A
Benedictine
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, he was ordained deacon in 1318, and later studied at
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
. Later he became involved in royal government, and was made
bishop of Rochester on 22 October 1352. He was consecrated on 10 March 1353. He died on 19 October 1360,
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 267] and was buried in
Rochester Cathedral
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The church is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rochester in the Church o ...
at the altar of St John the Baptist. As his will shows, he was a friend of his predecessor in the treasury,
William Edington
William Edington (died 6 or 7 October 1366) was an English bishop and administrator. He served as Bishop of Winchester from 1346 until his death, Keeper of the wardrobe from 1341 to 1344, treasurer from 1344 to 1356, and finally as chancellor fr ...
.
Sheppey is today remembered mostly for his sermons, many of which still survive.
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1360 deaths
Lord High Treasurers of England
Bishops of Rochester
14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
Year of birth uncertain
English Benedictines
1300 births
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