Thomas Burton (bishop)

Styles of
Thomas Burton
Reference style The Right Reverend
Spoken style My Lord
Religious style Bishop

Thomas Burton OFM, (died 1458) was a pre-Reformation prelate who served as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1455 to 1458.

A Franciscan friar, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sodor and Man on 21 June[1] or 25 September 1455.[2] He held the see for two and a half years and died in office after 18 February 1458.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi. Volume 2. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 239.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.


Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Seyre
Bishop of Sodor and Man
1455–1458
Succeeded by
Thomas Kirkham