About John of St John
John of St John was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
John of St John (died 1253) was an English-born clergyman in Ireland who held office as Bishop of Ferns.
He was born in England and first traveled to Ireland in 1212 as a Royal clerk in the Exchequer of Ireland, whereby he gained great knowledge of the Irish public finances. He was granted the manor of Newcastle Lyons in South Dublin. He was appointed bishop in 1223, being noteworthy as the first English Bishop of Ferns: there had previously been an unsuccessful effort to make him Bishop of Ossory.
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Irish bishop
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John of St John died in 1243.
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John of St John was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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