Thomas Langton

For other people named Thomas Langton, see Thomas Langton (disambiguation).

Thomas Langton
Archbishop of Canterbury
Elected	1501
Enthroned	unknown
Reign ended	27 January 1501
Predecessor	John Morton
Successor	Henry Deane
Other posts	Bishop of St David's Bishop of Salisbury Bishop of Winchester
Orders
Consecration	1483
Personal details
Birth name	Thomas Langton
Died	27 January 1501

Thomas Langton (died 27 January 1501) was chaplain to King Edward IV, a Bishop of St David's, a Bishop of Salisbury, a Bishop of Winchester and Archbishop of Canterbury elect.

In 1483, Langton was chosen Bishop of St David's and consecrated in August or September. On 8 February 1485, he was transferred to Salisbury, and made provost of Queen's College, Oxford, He became Bishop of Winchester on 13 March 1493. In 1501, he was elected Archbishop of Canterbury, but he died on 27 January 1501 before his election had been confirmed.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
• 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 Richard Martin	Bishop of St David's 1483–1485	Succeeded by Andrew, Bishop of St David's
Preceded by Lionel Woodville	Bishop of Salisbury 1485–1493	Succeeded by John Blyth
Preceded by Peter Courtenay	Bishop of Winchester 1493–1501	Succeeded by Richard Foxe
Preceded by John Morton	Archbishop of Canterbury 1501	Succeeded by Henry Deane