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John Gervais
Bishop of Winchester
Appointed22 June 1262
InstalledDecember 1262
Term endedJanuary 1268
PredecessorWilliam de Taunton
SuccessorNicholas of Ely
Previous post(s)Chancellor of York
Orders
Consecrationprobably 20 September 1262
Personal details
Diedeither 19 or 20 January 1268
DenominationCatholic

John Gervais was a medieval Bishop of Winchester.

Life

Gervais was a clerk of the diocese of Exeter and educated in physical sciences. He held the prebends of Fenton and Warthill in the diocese of York before becoming chancellor of the diocese of York. He made a trip to Rome on business about the election of Archbishop Sewal de Bovil to York and became a papal chaplain under Pope Alexander IV. In 1260 he was named Bishop of Carlisle by Archbishop Godfrey Ludham of York, but the election was not effective.

Gervais was nominated to the see of Winchester on 22 June 1262 by papal provision and probably consecrated on 10 September 1262. He was enthroned in Winchester Cathedral about Christmas, 1262.

Gervais died on 19 or 20 January 1268.

Citations

  1. British History Online Chancellors of York accessed on 2 November 2007
  2. ^ British History Online Bishops of Winchester Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 2 November 2007
  3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 276

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded byWilliam de Taunton Bishop of Winchester
1262–1268
Succeeded byNicholas of Ely
Bishops of Winchester
Early Medieval
634–1006
Arms of the Bishop of Winchester
High Medieval
1006–1304
Late Medieval
1305–1501
Early Modern
1501–1820
Late Modern
1820–current


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