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John of Pontoise

John of Pontoise

13th-century Bishop of Winchester

John of Pontoise (died 1304), called in Latin John de Pontissara, was a medieval Bishop of Winchester in the Kingdom of England.

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Life

John of Pontoise was from Pontoise in Seine-et-Oise in France, but spent much of his life in England. In 1280, he was briefly Chancellor of the University of Oxford.[1][2] He was an Archdeacon of Exeter and a papal chaplain before Pope Martin IV provided him to the see of Winchester on 9 June 1282; he was consecrated before 15 June 1282. He was enthroned at Winchester Cathedral in September 1282.[3]

John of Pontoise died on 4 December 1304.[3]

Citations

  1. [1]
    Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  2. [2]
    Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
  3. [3]
    British History Online Bishops of Winchester Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 2 November 2007.

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