Appointed before October 1186 Died June 1, 1191 Term ended June 1, 1191 Name John Chanter Consecration October 5, 1186 | Denomination Catholic Predecessor Bartholomew Iscanus | |
Place of burial Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, United Kingdom |
John the Chanter (died 1191) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.
Life
John's exact background is unclear. He may be the same person as the John Planeta who was a clerk of Thomas Becket's during Becket's exile, but the connection is not proven. All that is known is that he was elderly when he was consecrated.
John was consecrated on 5 October 1186. He was present at King Richard I's coronation.
John died on 1 June 1191. He is buried in Exeter Cathedral, where his tomb survives.
References
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