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John Wakering

John Wakering

15th-century Bishop of Norwich

John Wakering (or Wakeryng; died 9 April 1425) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.

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Wakering was appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury from 1408, resigning in 1415.

Wakering was named Lord Privy Seal in June 1415 and dismissed from that office in July 1416.[1]

Wakering was elected Bishop of Norwich about 24 November 1415 and was consecrated on 31 May 1416. He died on 9 April 1425.[2]

His executors are named in 1433. [3]

Citations

  1. [1]
    Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 95
  2. [2]
    Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 262
  3. [3]
    Thomas, bishop of Durham, William Sonne, clerk, William, Bernham, John Arnewey, Thomas Wetherby and Robert Skarle, in the Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas, in a case of debt: second entry in: http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no689/aCP40no689fronts/IMG_0497.htm

References

  • 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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