John of Thoresby

John of Thoresby
Cardinal and Archbishop of York
Installed8 September 1354
Term ended6 November 1373
PredecessorWilliam Zouche
SuccessorAlexander Neville
Other post(s)Bishop of St Davids
Bishop of Worcester
Orders
Consecration23 September 1347
Created cardinal17 September 1361
Personal details
Born
Thoresby, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England
Died6 November 1373
Cawood Castle, Cawood, Yorkshire, England
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

John of Thoresby (died 6 November 1373) was an English clergyman and politician, who was Bishop of St David's, then Bishop of Worcester and finally Archbishop of York. He was Lord Chancellor of England under King Edward III starting from 1349.