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Thomas Burton (bishop)

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Styles of
Thomas Burton
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

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. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi. Vol. Volume 2. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 239. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  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
1455–1458
Succeeded by