Thomas Burton (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Thomas Burton OFM
Bishop of Sodor and Man
Term:1455–1458
Predecessor:John Seyre
Successor:Thomas Kirkham
Religion:Roman Catholic
Death Date:1458
Bishop Name:Thomas Burton
Dipstyle:The Right Reverend
Offstyle:My Lord
Relstyle:Bishop

Thomas Burton OFM, (died 1458) was a pre-Reformation prelate who served as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1455 to 1458.

A Franciscan friar, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sodor and Man on 21 June[1] or 25 September 1455.[2] He held the see for two and a half years and died in office after 18 February 1458.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad . Konrad Eubel

    . Konrad Eubel . Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi . 1914 . Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae . 2 . 239.

  2. Book: Fryde . E. B. . Greenway . D. E. . Porter . S. . Roy . I. . Handbook of British Chronology . 3rd, reprinted 2003 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X . 273.

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