Thomas Wouldham
Thomas Wouldham | |
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Bishop of Rochester | |
See | Diocese of Rochester |
Elected | 6 June 1291 |
Term ended | 28 February 1317 |
Predecessor | Thomas Ingoldsthorpe |
Successor | Hamo Hethe |
Other posts | Prior of Rochester |
Orders | |
Consecration | 6 January 1292 |
Personal details | |
Died | 28 February 1317 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Thomas Wouldham (or Thomas de Wouldham or Thomas de Southflete) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Life
Wouldham was elected as prior of Rochester Cathedral on 24 December 1283.[1] He was elected bishop by the chapter but renounced the election.[2] He was again elected bishop on 6 June 1291 and consecrated on 6 January 1292. He died on 28 February 1317.[3]
Notes
- ↑ British History Online Priors of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
- ↑ British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
- ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267
References
- British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
- British History Online Priors of Rochester accessed on 30 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.
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Preceded by Thomas Ingoldsthorpe |
Bishop of Rochester 1291–1317 |
Succeeded by Hamo Hethe |