John of Sittingbourne (died before 1238) was

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-elect in 1232. John was a monk of

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, Canterbury, and was selected as

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of Christ Church in 1222.Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Canterbury: Priors
' John was elected to the archbishopric on 16 March 1232, but his election was quashed on 12 June 1232Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 233 when he resigned the office at the papal court.Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Canterbury: Archbishops
'' John died sometime before 1238.

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