Henry of Sandwich (died 1273) was a medievalBishop of London.

Henry was the son of Henry of Sandwich, a knight fromSandwich, Kent. He held theprebend ofWeldland in thediocese of London.^[1]

Henry wasArchdeacon of Oxford from 1259 to 1262.^[2] He was electedBishop of London on 13 November 1262,confirmed 21 December and consecrated on 27 May 1263. He was suspended from office on 1 December 1265 but was reinstated byPope Gregory X on 31 May 1272. He returned to England from exile on 31 January 1273.^[1]

Henry died on 15 September 1273.^[3] After his death, his nephewSir Ralph de Sandwich was made administrator of the See of London, having already acted as their administrator during Henry's exile in Rome.

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