Elected 13 November 1262 Consecration 27 May 1263 Term ended 15 September 1273 Died 15 September 1273 | Predecessor Richard Talbot Name Henry Sandwich Successor John Chishull | |
Henry of Sandwich (died 1273) was a medieval Bishop of London.
Life
Henry was the son of Henry of Sandwich, a knight from Sandwich, Kent. He held the prebend of Weldland in the diocese of London.
Henry was Archdeacon of Oxford from 1259 to 1262. He was elected Bishop of London on 13 November 1262 and consecrated on 27 May 1263. He was suspended from office on 1 December 1265 but was reinstated by Pope Gregory X on 31 May 1272. He returned to England from exile on 31 January 1273.
Henry died on 15 September 1273.
References
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