John Sheppey

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name =John Sheppey


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Rochester
Title = Bishop of Rochester
Period = 1352–1360
Predecessor = Hamo Hethe
Successor =William Whittlesey
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date of birth = c. 1300
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date of death =October 19 1360
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John Sheppey (c. 1300 – October 19 1360) was an English administrator and bishop. He served as treasurer from 1356 to 1360.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 101] Little is known of his family and background. A Benedictine, he was ordained deacon in 1318, and later studied at Oxford. Later he became involved in royal government, and was made bishop of Rochester on October 22 1352. He was consecrated on March 19 1353.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology"p. 248] He died on October 19 1360, and was buried in Rochester Cathedral at the altar of St John the Baptist. As his will shows, he was a friend of his predecessor William Edington.

Sheppey is today remembered mostly for his sermons, many of which still survive.

ee also

* List of bishops of Rochester
* List of Lord High Treasurers

Notes

References

* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
* Spencer, H. L. 'Sheppey, John (c.1300–1360)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25350, accessed 22 Sept 2006] .

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Rochester; Lord High Treasurer of England
DATE OF BIRTH=circa 1300
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DATE OF DEATH=October 19, 1360
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