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John Salmon
John Salmon
Bishop of Norwich
Province	Canterbury
Appointed	June 1298
Term ended	6 July 1325
Predecessor	Ralph Walpole
Successor	Robert Baldock
Other post(s)	Lord Chancellor
Previous post(s)	Bishop-elect of Ely
Orders
Consecration	15 November 1299
Personal details
Died	6 July 1325; Folkestone
Buried	Norwich Cathedral
Nationality	English
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Parents	Salomon & Alice

John Salmon (died 1325) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.

Life

Salmon's family was hereditary goldsmiths to the diocese of Ely. His parents were Salomon and Alice, and he was the eldest of three brothers. He entered the Benedictine priory of Ely sometime before 1291.^[1] He was subprior of Ely Cathedral before his election to be Prior of Ely in 1292.^[2]

Salmon was elected to the see of Ely in 1298^[3] but King Edward I of England objected, wanting the monks to elect his chancellor John Langton instead.^[1] Each side appealed to Rome, and both elections were quashed by Pope Boniface VIII on 5 June 1299.^[1]^[3] As a consolation, he was provided to the see of Norwich between 5 and 18 June 1299^[1]^[4] as he was still prior on 5 June.^[5] He was consecrated on 15 November 1299.^[4]

In 1307 Salmon helped arrange the marriage of the new king, Edward II, and in 1309 he was sent by the king to Rome to obtain the return from exile of Piers Gaveston.^[1] On 20 March 1311 he was elected one of the Lords Ordainers to help King Edward II govern.^[6] Over the next few years he was often in the king's service, being sent on diplomatic missions and negotiating with the earl of Lancaster for the king.^[1]

Salmon occupied the office of Lord Chancellor of England from 1320 to 1323.^[7] He accompanied the king on his travels, and helped negotiate with France and Scotland. He resigned the office in 1323 due to ill health, but continued to work on the king's behalf.^[1]

Salmon died on 6 July 1325^[4] at Folkestone while returning from a diplomatic mission in France. He was buried in Norwich Cathedral.^[1]

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Buck "Salmon, John" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Priors
^ ^a ^b Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Ely: Bishops Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 261
^ Greenway British History Online Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Norwich: Bishops Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Powell and Wallis House of Lords p. 275 and footnote 78
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 86

References

Buck, M. C. (2004). "Salmon, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24553. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Greenway, Diana E. (1971). "Ely: Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
Greenway, Diana E. (1971). "Ely: Priors". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
Greenway, Diana E. (1971). "Norwich: Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
Powell, J. Enoch; Wallis, Keith (1968). The House of Lords in the Middle Ages: A History of the English House of Lords to 1540. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. OCLC 463626.

Political offices
Preceded by John Hotham	Lord Chancellor 1320–1323	Succeeded by Robert Baldock
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by William of Louth as consecrated bishop	— DISPUTED — Bishop-elect of Ely 1298–1299 Disputed by John Langton	Succeeded by Ralph Walpole as consecrated bishop
Preceded by Ralph Walpole	Bishop of Norwich 1299–1325	Succeeded by Robert Baldock