John the Chanter
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John the Chanter | |
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Bishop of Exeter | |
Appointed | before October 1186 |
Term ended | 1 June 1191 |
Predecessor | Bartholomew Iscanus |
Successor | Henry Marshal |
Orders | |
Consecration | 5 October 1186 |
Personal details | |
Died | 1 June 1191 |
Buried | Exeter Cathedral |
Denomination | Catholic |
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.[1]
John was consecrated on 5 October 1186.[2] He was present at King Richard I's coronation.[1]
John died on 1 June 1191.[2] He is buried in Exeter Cathedral, where his tomb survives.[3]
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External links
- "Entry for John" in George Oliver's Lives of the Bishops of Exeter
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Preceded by | Bishop of Exeter 1186–1191 |
Succeeded by Henry Marshal |
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