John of Pontoise
13th-century Bishop of Winchester
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John of Pontoise (Latin: Johan de Pontissara;[1] died 1304) was a medieval Bishop of Winchester in the Kingdom of England, serving from 1282 to 1304.
John of Pontoise | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Winchester | |
| Appointed | 9 June 1282 |
| Installed | September 1282 |
| Term ended | 5 December 1304 |
| Predecessor | Richard de la More |
| Successor | Henry Woodlock |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Exeter |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | before 15 June 1282 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 5 December 1304 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Life
John of Pontoise was from Pontoise in Seine-et-Oise in France, but spent much of his life in England. In 1280, he was briefly Chancellor of the University of Oxford.[2][3] He was an Archdeacon of Exeter and a papal chaplain before Pope Martin IV provided him to the see of Winchester on 9 June 1282; he was consecrated before 15 June 1282. He was enthroned at Winchester Cathedral in September 1282.[4]
In 1303, he helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris that ended the 1294–1303 Gascon War.[5]
John of Pontoise died on 4 December 1304.[4]
