Thomas Polton | |
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Bishop of Worcester | |
Appointed | 27 February 1426 |
Term ended | 23 August 1433 |
Predecessor | Philip Morgan |
Successor | Thomas Bourchier |
Orders | |
Consecration | 21 July 1420 |
Personal details | |
Died | 23 August 1433 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Hereford Bishop of Chichester |
Thomas Polton (died 1433) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford, Bishop of Chichester, and Bishop of Worcester.
Polton was nominated to the see of Hereford on 15 July 1420, and consecrated as bishop on 21 July 1420.[1]
Polton was transferred to the see of Chichester on 17 November 1421, but was translated to the see of Worcester on 27 February 1426.[2]
Polton died on 23 August 1433 as bishop of Worcester.[3]
Citations
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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