John Blyth (bishop)

John Blyth or John Blythe (before 1460 – 23 August 1499) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.

John Blyth
Bishop of Salisbury
Appointed	13 November 1493
Term ended	23 August 1499
Predecessor	Thomas Langton
Successor	Henry Deane
Previous post(s)	Archdeacon of Richmond
Orders
Consecration	23 February 1494
Personal details
Died	23 August 1499
Denomination	Catholic

North transept of the Salisbury Cathedral with the tomb of John Blyth in the middle.

Blyth was Archdeacon of Richmond from 1485 to 1493^[1] and was Master of the Rolls 5 May 1492 – 13 February 1494.^{[2][dubious – discuss]} He was nominated to Salisbury on 13 November 1493 and consecrated on 23 February 1494, serving until his death five-and-a-half years later, on 23 August 1499.^[3] His brother Geoffrey was Bishop of Lichfield.^[4]

Notes

• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
• Jones, B. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 6: Northern province (York, Carlisle and Durham): Archdeacons: Richmond. Institute for Historical Research.