Lewis Thomas (bishop)

Last updated

Lewis Thomas, the last abbot of Cwmhir Abbey. [1] Under the provisions of the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, he was consecrated the Bishop of Shrewsbury on 24 June 1537, [2] [3] probably for the diocese of Llandaff. [4] He also held the living at Bloxham. [5] He died in 1561. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ The History of Radnorshire; by Williams, J. Rhyader: S. A. Collard, 1999 ISBN   1-903270-00-6
  2. ↑ "The Bishopric of Shrewsbury"; The Antiquary; Vol. XVII. London: Elliot Stock, 1888.
  3. 1 2 Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 288. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
  4. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing. p. 948. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.
  5. ↑ British History On-line



Related Research Articles

Lyfing of Winchester was an Anglo-Saxon prelate who served as Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of Crediton and Bishop of Cornwall.

Thomas Bourchier (cardinal) 15th-century Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor of England, and cardinal

Thomas Bourchier was a medieval English cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor of England.

Ralph dEscures 12th-century Norman Archbishop of Canterbury

Ralph d'Escures was a medieval Abbot of Séez, Bishop of Rochester and then Archbishop of Canterbury. He studied at the school at the Abbey of Bec. In 1079 he entered the abbey of St Martin at Séez, and became abbot there in 1091. He was a friend of both Anselm of Canterbury and Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, whose see, or bishopric, he took over on Gundulf's death.

Samuel Butler (schoolmaster) English classical scholar and schoolmaster

Samuel Butler FRS was an English classical scholar and schoolmaster of Shrewsbury, and Bishop of Lichfield. His grandson was Samuel Butler (1835–1902), noted author of the novel Erewhon.

Eata of Hexham 7th-century Bishop of Lindisfarne, Bishop of Hexham, and saint

Eata, also known as Eata of Lindisfarne, was Bishop of Hexham from 678 until 681, and of then Bishop of Lindisfarne from before 681 until 685. He then was translated back to Hexham where he served until his death in 685 or 686. He was the first native of Northumbria to take the bishopric of Lindisfarne.

No. 635 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

Æthelric was Bishop of Durham from 1041 to 1056 when he resigned.

The Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. The Bishop of Shrewsbury has particular episcopal oversight of the parishes in the Archdeaconry of Salop. The bishops suffragan of Shrewsbury have been area bishops since the Lichfield area scheme was instituted in 1992.

Ralph of Shrewsbury 14th-century Bishop of Bath and Wells

Ralph of Shrewsbury was an English medieval bishop and university chancellor.

Henry Wakefield was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

No. 548 Squadron RAF was a fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1943 to 1945.

No. 549 Squadron RAF shuuaib

No. 549 Squadron RAF was a fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) operating in Australia from 1943 to 1945.

Francis William Cocks, was a British Anglican bishop and military chaplain. He was the Bishop of Shrewsbury from 1970 to 1980.

No. 668 Squadron RAF was a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War.

No. 670 Squadron RAF was a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War.

No. 672 Squadron RAF was a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War.

John Salisbury, O.S.B. was a Welsh clergyman who held high office in the pre- and post-Reformation church in England.

No. 524 Squadron was a Royal Air Force Coastal Command aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War.

No. 525 Squadron was a Royal Air Force transport aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War.

Thomas Bowers (1660–1724) was an Anglican bishop of Chichester. The son of Mr. Richard Bowers, a draper of Shrewsbury, he was educated at Shrewsbury School and St. John's College, Cambridge.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.