John Bradfield (bishop)

John Bradfield
Bishop of Rochester
Elected1278
Term ended23 April 1283
PredecessorWalter de Merton
SuccessorJohn Kirkby
Other post(s)Precentor of Rochester
Orders
Consecration29 May 1278
Personal details
Died23 April 1283
DenominationCatholic

John Bradfield (or John de Bradfield) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Bradfield is believed to have come from Bradfield in Berkshire. He was a monk of Rochester Cathedral and precentor of Rochester before he was elected to the see of Rochester in 1278.[1] He was consecrated on 29 May 1278. He died on 23 April 1283.[2]

  1. ^ British History Online Bishops of Rochester Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 30 October 2007
  2. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267