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John of Coutances

John of Coutances

12th-century Bishop of Worcester

John of Coutances was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

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John was a nephew of Walter of Coutances, Bishop of Lincoln and was treasurer of the diocese of Lisieux before his uncle appointed him Archdeacon of Oxford sometime before December 1184. He also was dean of Rouen, and retained the treasurership of Lisieux while archdeacon.[1]

John was elected in January 1196 and consecrated on 20 October 1196. He died on 24 September 1198[2] or on 25 September. His death was commemorated on 24 September.[3]

Peter of Blois was commissioned by a Bishop of Worcester, probably John of Coutances to write a significant anti-Judaic treatise Against the Perfidy of Jews around 1190.[4]

John should not be confused with a different John of Coutances who, in the 11th–12th century, wrote a chronicle of the Church at Coutances, France.

Citations

  1. [1]
    British History Online Archdeacons of Oxford Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 3 November 2007
  2. [2]
    Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279
  3. [3]
    British History Online Bishops of Worcester Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 3 November 2007
  4. [4]
    "A treatise addressed to John Bishop of Worcester, probably John of Coutances who held that See, 1194-8." Medieval Sourcebook: Peter of Blois: Against the Perfidy of the Jews, before 1198

References

  • British History Online Archdeacons of Oxford accessed on 3 November 2007
  • British History Online Bishops of Worcester accessed on 3 November 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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