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Thomas Burton OFM
Bishop of Sodor and Man
In office1455–1458
PredecessorJohn Seyre
SuccessorThomas Kirkham
Personal details
Died1458
DenominationRoman Catholic
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 or 25 September 1455. He held the see for two and a half years and died in office after 18 February 1458.

References

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi. Vol. 2. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 239.
  2. ^ 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 byJohn Seyre Bishop of Sodor and Man
1455–1458
Succeeded byThomas Kirkham


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