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John Pecham
John Pecham (c. 1230–1292) was an English Franciscan theologian and church leader, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1279 to 1292.
Timeline
- 1230–1270Paris · ParisStudied theology and philosophy at Oxford and Paris in his early years; after joining the Franciscans he taught in Paris, researching optics, mathematics, and scholastic philosophy, becoming an important scholar of the order.
- 1271–1278Rome · RomeServed as Franciscan minister general from 1277 to 1279; while in Rome he took part in internal reform and scholarly affairs of the order, and his works on optics and philosophy were completed and circulated around this time.
- 1279–1292Canterbury · CanterburyTook office as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1279, restoring diocesan discipline, regulating clerical education, convening church councils, and handling ecclesiastical and judicial matters with King Edward I and the papal curia.
Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography — David M. Smith (2004)
- John Pecham and the Evangelization of England — David L. Burr (1992)