sentences:  John had objected because he claimed the cathedral chapter, who elected Mapenor, was excommunicate when they met for the election of the new bishop, which would have made the election invalid.His election had been overseen by the papal legate Guala Bicchieri, who was also assigned the case by the papacy after John objected.Bicchieri decided the case shortly after the death of John on the night of 18–19 October 1216, in Mapenor's favour.