Huan Blackleach

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Huan Blackleach O.S.A
Bishop of Sodor and Man
Appointed4 April 1487
In office1487–1509
PredecessorRichard Oldham (bishop)
SuccessorHuan Hesketh
Personal details
Died1509
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
Huan Blackleach, O.S.A.
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

Huan Blackleach (or Hugh Blackleach), O.S.A. (died 1509) was a pre-Reformation cleric who served as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1487 to 1509.[1][2]

An Austin friar from Asheridge, Buckinghamshire, he was appointed the bishop of the diocese of Sodor and Man by Pope Innocent VIII on 4 April 1487.[1][2] After serving the see for twenty-two years, he died in office in 1509.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi. Vol. 2. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 240.
  2. ^ a b 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 Bishop of Sodor and Man
1487–1509
Succeeded by