John of Greenford

John of Greenford
Bishop of Chichester
Elected	April 1173
Term ended	26 April 1180
Predecessor	Hilary of Chichester
Successor	Seffrid II
Other posts	Dean of Chichester
Orders
Consecration	6 October 1174
Personal details
Died	26 April 1180

John of Greenford was a medieval Bishop of Chichester.

Some historians say John's ancestry is unknown, but others say he was the son of a canon, or priest. Although Greenford is a location in Middlesex, no contemporary record gives him that name, and it not known when the surname was first attached to John. He was a prebend of London, and Dean of Chichester, holding the office of dean for over 20 years. He was elected to the see of Chichester in late April 1173, and consecrated on 6 October 1174. As he is said to have been the son of a priest, he obtained a papal dispensation in the summer of 1174. He died on 26 April 1180. Besides his profession of obedience to the Archbishop of Canterbury, another 13 documents of John's survive.

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