Thomas Polton

Thomas Polton
Bishop of Worcester
Church	Catholic
See	Diocese of Worcester
In Office	1426–1433
Predecessor	Philip Morgan
Successor	Thomas Bourchier
Personal details
Died	23 August 1433
Previous post	Bishop of Hereford Bishop of Chichester

Thomas Polton (died 1433) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford, Bishop of Chichester, and Bishop of Worcester.

Polton was nominated to the see of Hereford on 15 July 1420, and consecrated as bishop on 21 July 1420.^[1]

Polton was transferred to the see of Chichester on 17 November 1421, but was translated to the see of Worcester on 27 February 1426.^[2]

Polton died on 23 August 1433 as bishop of Worcester.^[3]

Notes

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.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Edmund Lacey	Bishop of Hereford 1420–1421	Succeeded by Thomas Spofford
Preceded by John Kempe	Bishop of Chichester 1421–1426	Succeeded by John Rickingale
Preceded by Philip Morgan	Bishop of Worcester 1426–1433	Succeeded by Thomas Bourchier

Persondata
Name	Polton, Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Chichester; Bishop of Hereford; Bishop of Worcester
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	23 August 1433
Place of death