John of Tours

John of Tours
Bishop of Bath
(previously Wells)
Appointed1088
Term endedDecember 1122
PredecessorGisa
SuccessorGodfrey
Other post(s)royal chaplain
Orders
ConsecrationJuly 1088
by Lanfranc
Personal details
Born
DiedDecember 1122
BuriedBath Cathedral

John of Tours or John de Villula (died 1122) was a medieval Bishop of Wells in England who moved the diocese seat to Bath. He was a native of Tours and was King William I of England's doctor before becoming a bishop. After his consecration as bishop, he was either given or purchased Bath Abbey, a rich monastery, and then moved the headquarters of the diocese from Wells, to the abbey. He rebuilt the church at Bath, building a large cathedral that no longer survives. He gave a large library to his cathedral and received the right to hold a fair in Bath. Not noted for his scholarship, he died suddenly in 1122.