Thomas Vipont

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Thomas Vipont

Denomination	Catholic
Senior posting
See	Diocese of Carlisle
Title	Bishop of Carlisle
Period in office	1254–1256
Predecessor	Silvester de Everdon
Successor	Robert de Chauncy
Religious career
Previous post	rector of Greystoke
Personal
Date of death	October 14, 1256

Thomas Vipont was a medieval Bishop of Carlisle.

[edit] Life

He was a member of the family of the lords of Westmoreland but attained a magister degree from the schools.^[1] He was rector of Greystoke^[2] before he was elected bishop about September of 1254, and consecrated on February 7, 1255.^[3] He was elected by the chapter of Carlisle Cathedral over the objections of King Henry III of England who had preferred that the chapter elect his chaplain John of Skipton. Henry did not push the issue, and Thomas was given the temporalities of the see on December 24, 1254.^[1] He died October 14, 1256.^[3]

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• British History Online Bishops of Carlisle accessed on October 20, 2007
• 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. 
• Summerson, Henry "Chaury, Robert (d. 1278) and Thomas Vipont (d. 1256)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, Oct 2007 Online Edition revised October 2007 accessed November 20, 2007

Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Silvester de Everdon	Bishop of Carlisle 1254–1256	Succeeded by Robert de Chauncy

Persondata
NAME	Vipont, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vipont, Thomas
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Carlisle
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	October 14, 1256
PLACE OF DEATH