John Bird (bishop)

Arms: Sable a mace Or in bend surmounted of a pastoral staff in bend sinister Argent headed Or on a chief Argent three shovellers also Argent.[1]

John Bird (died 1558) was an English Carmelite friar and subsequently a bishop.

He was Warden of the Carmelite house in Coventry, and twice Provincial of his order.[2][3] He attracted the attention of Henry VIII by his preaching in favour of the royal supremacy over the English Church.[4]

  1. ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishops of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Friaries: Carmelite friars of Coventry | British History Online".
  3. ^ Fr. Richard Copsey, O.Carm. "THE MEDIEVAL CARMELITE PRIORY AT YORK". carmelite.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020.
  4. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient Diocese of Chester".