John Sproten

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John Sproten

Bishop of Sodor and Man
In office1392 – before 1402
Predecessor John Dongan
Successor Conrad
Personal details
Denomination Roman Catholic
Styles of
John Sproten, O.P.
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Reference style The Right Reverend
Spoken style My Lord
Religious style Bishop

John Sproten was a pre-Reformation cleric who was appointed the Bishop of Sodor and Man in the late 14th century. [1] [2] [3]

A Dominican friar, he was appointed the bishop of the diocese of Sodor and Man by Pope Boniface IX on 16 April 1392. [1] [2] [3] It is not known when his episcopate ended, but his successor Conrad was appointed on 9 January 1402. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dowden, John (1912). Thomson, J. Maitland (ed.). The Bishops of Scotland. Glasgow: James Maclehose and Son. p.  288.
  2. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1913). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (in Latin). Vol. 1. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p.  457.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
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Preceded by Bishop of Sodor and Man
1392 – ?
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