Life

Sandford was a royal official before becoming a canon

Canon (priest)

A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....

 of the diocese of Salisbury

Diocese of Salisbury

The Diocese of Salisbury is a Church of England diocese in the south of England. The diocese covers Dorset and most of Wiltshire and is a constituent diocese of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Salisbury and the diocesan synod...

 and was Archdeacon of Canterbury from about 1213 until he was chosen for Rochester.

Sandford was elected to the see of Rochester on 26 December 1226 and consecrated on 9 May 1227. He was enthroned at Rochester Cathedral

Rochester Cathedral

Rochester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Norman church in Rochester, Kent. The bishopric is second oldest in England after Canterbury...

on 16 May 1227.

Sandford probably died on 24 February 1235.