Thomas Blunville

Thomas Blunville
Bishop of Norwich
Diocese	Diocese of Norwich
Elected	October 1226
Reign ended	16 August 1236
Predecessor	Pandulf Masca
Successor	Simon of Elmham (bishop-elect)
Other posts	royal clerk
Orders
Ordination	19 December 1226
Consecration	20 December 1226
Personal details
Died	16 August 1236
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Thomas Blunville (or Thomas de Blundeville; died 16 August 1236) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.

Life

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

Blunville died on 16 August 1236.^[2]

Notes

^ British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on 29 October 2007
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 261

References

British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on 29 October 2007
Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Pandulf Masca	Bishop of Norwich 1226–1236	Succeeded by Simon of Elmham (bishop-elect)

Persondata
Name	Blunville, Thomas
Alternative names	Blundeville, Thomas de
Short description	Bishop of Norwich
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	16 August 1236
Place of death