John II (bishop of Rochester)

John II
Bishop of Rochester
Appointed c. 1139
Term ended 1142
Predecessor John
Successor Ascelin
Orders
Consecration c. 1139
Personal details
Died 1142
Denomination Catholic

John II (sometimes John of Séez[1]) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester, England.

Life

John was consecrated around 1139. He died in 1142.[1] He may have been appointed by the pope.[2]

Citations

  1. 1 2 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
  2. British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007

References

  • 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.

Further reading

  • Flight, Colin (1991). "John II, Bishop of Rochester, Did Not Exist". The English Historical Review. 106 (421): 921–931. doi:10.1093/ehr/cvi.ccccxxi.921. JSTOR 574381.
  • Hunt, William (October 1923). "The English Bishops at the Lateran Council of 1139". The English Historical Review. 38 (152): 557–560. doi:10.1093/ehr/XXXVIII.CLII.557.
  • Saltman, A. (1951). "John II, Bishop of Rochester". The English Historical Review. 66 (258): 71–75. doi:10.1093/ehr/lxvi.cclviii.71. JSTOR 556489.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John
Bishop of Rochester
1137–1142
Succeeded by
Ascelin

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