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Henry Sandford

Henry Sandford

13th-century Bishop of Rochester

Henry Sandford was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

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For other people named Henry Sandford, see Henry Sandford (disambiguation).

Sandford was a royal official before becoming a canon of the diocese of Salisbury and was Archdeacon of Canterbury from about 1213 until he was chosen for Rochester.[1]

Sandford was elected to the see of Rochester on 26 December 1226 and consecrated on 9 May 1227.[2] He was enthroned at Rochester Cathedral on 16 May 1227.[3]

Sandford probably died on 24 February 1235.[3]

Citations

  1. [1]
    British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury Archived 16 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007
  2. [2]
    Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
  3. [3]
    British History Online Bishops of Rochester Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007

References

  • British History Online Archdeacons of Canterbury accessed on 30 October 2007
  • British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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