Person: Christoferson, John (1553 - 1559)

• Comments

  VENN (as CHRISTOPHERSON):B.A. 1540-1; M.A. 1543; B.D. 1554. B. at Ulverstone, Lancs. Fellow of PEMBROKE, 1541; of St John's, 1542; and of Trinity, 1546. During the reign of Edward he retired to Louvain. Master of Trinity, 1553-8. Confessor to Queen Mary. Dean of Norwich, 1554. R. of Swanton Morley, Norfolk, 1556. Bishop of Chichester, 1557. Died 1558. Buried at Christ Church, London, Jan. 22, 1558-9. Benefactor to Trinity College. (D.N.B.; Cooper, I. 188.)
  
  SEE OXFORD DNB: Christopherson, John (d. 1558), bishop of Chichester.

Education Events

• MA : Cambridge / Trinity College

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	MA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	MA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	MA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	MA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	MA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	MA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	21/12/1553	MA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	21/12/1553	MA	Cambridge	View

Ordination Events

• first tonsure : 20/12/1553 (Chetham, Thomas/Sidon 1526-1558)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	first tonsure	ordination	View

• doorkeeper      : 20/12/1553 (Chetham, Thomas/Sidon 1526-1558)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	doorkeeper	ordination	View

• reader              : 20/12/1553 (Chetham, Thomas/Sidon 1526-1558)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	reader	ordination	View

• exorcist          : 20/12/1553 (Chetham, Thomas/Sidon 1526-1558)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	exorcist	ordination	View

• acolyte            : 20/12/1553 (Chetham, Thomas/Sidon 1526-1558)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	acolyte	ordination	View

• subdeacon        : 20/12/1553 (Chetham, Thomas/Sidon 1526-1558)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	20/12/1553	subdeacon	ordination	View

• deacon              : 21/12/1553 (Chetham, Thomas/Sidon 1526-1558)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	21/12/1553	deacon	ordination	View

• priest              : 21/12/1553 (Chetham, Thomas/Sidon 1526-1558)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Christoferson, Johannes	21/12/1553	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Bishop : Bishop of Chichester (25/11/1557 - 20/12/1559 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	[Christopherson], John	25/11/1557	Bishop	Installation	Chichester/	View
  Vac	Christopherson, John	20/12/1559	Bishop	Death	Chichester/	View

Death Events

• Death (20/12/1559)

  Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
  Christopherson, John	20/12/1559	Death	Vac	View