12
June 1232 A.D. John
of Sittingbourne—Election to Archbishopric of Canterbury Quashed
John of Sittingbourne (died before 1238) was Archbishop of Canterbury-elect in 1232.
John was a monk of Christ Church Priory, Canterbury, and was selected as prior of Christ Church in 1222.[1] John was elected to the archbishopric on 16 March 1232, but his election was quashed on 12 June 1232[2] when he resigned the office at the papal court.[3]
John died sometime before 1238.[1]
Notes
1.
^ Jump up to: a b British History Online Priors of Christ Church,
Canterbury accessed on 11 September 2007
References
- British History Online Archbishops of Canterbury accessed on 6 November 2007
- British History Online Priors of Christ Church, Canterbury accessed on 11 September 2007
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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