John Howden (bishop)

Styles of
**John Howden, O.P., D.D.,**
Styles of; John Howden, O.P., D.D.,
Reference style	The Right Reverend
Spoken style	My Lord
Religious style	Bishop

John Howden O.Praed, D.D
John Howden O.Praed, D.D
Bishop of Sodor and Man
Appointed	18 May or 19 June 1523
In office	1523 – before 1542
Predecessor	Huan Hesketh
Successor	Thomas Stanley (bishop)
Personal details
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Last updated June 11, 2025

John Howden, O.P., D.D., was a pre-Reformation clergyman who served as the Bishop of Sodor and Man.^[1]^[2]^[3]

A Dominican friar, he was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Sodor and Man by papal provision on 18 May^[1]^[3] or 19 June 1523.^[2] He is said to have vacated the see by 17 February 1530, however, a bishop "John" was mentioned in documents in July 1532 and 2 July 1533.^[3] The next certain bishop of Sodor and Man was Thomas Stanley who was appointed to the see in 1542.

References

1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (in Latin). Vol. 3. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 302. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
1 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.
1 2 3 Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 141–146.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Huan Hesketh	Bishop of Sodor and Man 1523 – c. 1530/33	Succeeded by Thomas Stanley

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[eubelvol3p302-1] 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (in Latin). Vol. 3. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 302. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[handbook273-2] 1 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.

[fasti1541vol11p141-3] 1 2 3 Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 141–146.

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