Thomas Blunville

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Thomas Blunville

Denomination	Catholic
Senior posting
See	Diocese of Norwich
Title	Bishop of Norwich
Period in office	1226–1236
Predecessor	Pandulf Masca
Successor	Ralph
Religious career
Priestly ordination	December 19, 1226
Previous post	royal clerk
Personal
Date of death	August 16, 1236

Thomas Blunville (or Thomas de Blundeville) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.

Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Life

He was a royal clerk and administered the see of Norwich after the death of the previous bishop, Pandulf Masca. He was elected in October of 1226 with royal assent to his election coming on November 5, 1226. He was ordained a priest on December 19, 1226 and was consecrated on December 20, 1226.^[1]

He died on August 16, 1236.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Norwich, England and its precursor offices

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
• Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

Religious titles
Preceded by Pandulf Masca	Bishop of Norwich 1226–1236	Succeeded by Ralph

Persondata
NAME	Blunville, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Blundeville, Thomas de
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Norwich
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	August 16, 1236
PLACE OF DEATH