John was elected to the see of Ely about 24 January 1220. He was consecrated bishop on 8 March 1220[3] at London by Langton.[2] He was enthroned at Ely Cathedral on 25 March 1220.[4] He owed his election to the papal legatePandulf Verraccio.[5] While bishop, the pope once more named him to a canonization commission, this time in 1223 for William of York. He was rarely involved in political matters, but did go to France on a diplomatic mission in 1223.[2]
John died on 6 May 1225.[1][3] He was buried in Ely Cathedral, at first near the altar of St. Andrew, but after a rebuilding effort by Hugh of Northwold he was reinterred near the high altar.[2] His tomb was described as "in the pavement".[6]
Citations
^ abSmith, et al. Heads of Religious Houses II p. 279
^ abcdOwen "Fountains, John of" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
^ abFryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 244
^Sayers "Once 'Proud Prelate'" Journal of the British Archaeological Association p. 77
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Sayers, Jane (2009). "A Once Proud Prelate: An Unidentified Episcopal Monument in Ely Cathedral". Journal of the British Archaeological Association. 162: 67–87. doi:10.1179/006812809x12448232842376.
Smith, David M.; London, Vera C. M. (2001). The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales II. 1216–1377. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-80271-7.
Vincent, Nicholas (2002). Peter des Roches: An Alien in English Politics 1205–1238 (Reprint ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-52215-3.