Benedict of Sausetun

Benedict of Sausetun
Bishop of Rochester
Elected	13 December 1214
Term ended	18 December 1226
Predecessor	Gilbert Glanvill
Successor	Henry Sandford
Orders
Consecration	either 25 January 1215 or 22 February 1215
Personal details
Died	18 December 1226
Denomination	Catholic
Previous post	Precentor of St Paul's, London

Benedict of Sausetun (or Benedict of Sawston) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Benedict was from Sawston in Cambridgeshire. He was a canon of the diocese of London from 1196 and held the prebend of Neseden. From 1204 he was precentor of St Paul's, London. He was elected to the see of Rochester on 13 December 1214 and was consecrated on either 25 January 1215 or 22 February 1215. At some point between 1217 and 1221 he served as a baron of the exchequer. He died on 18 December 1226 and was buried on 21 December 1226.

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