Thomas Polton

Thomas Polton
Thomas Polton
	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	Bishop of Hereford ; Bishop of Chichester

Last updated March 07, 2019

Thomas Polton (died 1433) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford, Bishop of Chichester, and Bishop of Worcester.

Bishop of Hereford Diocesan bishop in the Church of England

The Bishop of Hereford is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.

The Bishop of Chichester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the counties of East and West Sussex. The see is based in the City of Chichester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity. On 3 May 2012 the appointment was announced of Martin Warner, Bishop of Whitby, as the next Bishop of Chichester. His enthronement took place on 25 November 2012 in Chichester Cathedral.

The Bishop of Worcester is the head of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England.

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

↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 251
↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239
↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279

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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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Preceded by Edmund Lacey	Bishop of Hereford 1420–1421	Succeeded by Thomas Spofford
Preceded by John Kempe	Bishop of Chichester 1421–1426	Succeeded by John Rickingale
Preceded by Philip Morgan	Bishop of Worcester 1426–1433	Succeeded by Thomas Bourchier

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[Handbook251-1] Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 251

[Handbook239-2] Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 239

[Handbook279-3] Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 279

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Thomas Polton
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
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