Thomas Bitton
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Denomination | Catholic |
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Senior posting | |
See | Diocese of Exeter |
Title | Bishop of Exeter |
Period in office | 1291–1307 |
Predecessor | Peter Quinel |
Successor | Walter de Stapledon |
Personal | |
Date of death | September 21, 1307 |
Thomas Bitton (or Thomas de Bytton) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.
[edit] Life
He was the nephew of William of Bitton I, who was Bishop of Bath from 1248 to 1264.[1] His brother was William of Bitton II, Bishop of Bath from 1267 to 1274.[2]
He was elected between October 8 and November 30, 1291 and consecrated on March 16, 1292. He died on September 21, 1307.[3] In his will, he left funds to give one penny each to 10,212 poor people.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Shaw "Button , William (d. 1264)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online Edition accessed November 15, 2007
- ^ Shaw "Button , William (d. 1274)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online Edition accessed November 15, 2007
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 246
- ^ Moorman Church Life in England p. 206 footnote 4
[edit] References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Moorman, John R. H. (1955). Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century, Revised Edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Shaw, David Gary "Button , William (d. 1264)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 15, 2007
- Shaw, David Gary "Button , William (d. 1274)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 15, 2007
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Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
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Preceded by Peter Quinel |
Bishop of Exeter 1291–1307 |
Succeeded by Walter de Stapledon |
Persondata | |
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NAME | Bitton, Thomas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | de Bytton, Thomas |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Exeter |
DATE OF BIRTH | |
PLACE OF BIRTH | |
DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1307 |
PLACE OF DEATH |