Henry Sandford
Bishop of Rochester; Archdeacon of Canterbury
About Henry Sandford
Lived 1150 – 1235 (aged 84–85). Henry Sandford was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Henry Sandford was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Sandford was a royal official before becoming a canon of the diocese of Salisbury and was Archdeacon of Canterbury from about 1213 until he was chosen for Rochester.
Sandford was elected to the see of Rochester on 26 December 1226 and consecrated on 9 May 1227. He was enthroned at Rochester Cathedral on 16 May 1227.
Sandford probably died on 24 February 1235.
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Bishop of Rochester; Archdeacon of Canterbury
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Henry Sandford was born in 1150.
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Henry Sandford died on 24 February 1235.
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Henry Sandford was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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