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John Howden (bishop)

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John Howden O.Praed, D.D
Bishop of Sodor and Man
Appointed18 May or 19 June 1523
In office1523 – before 1542
PredecessorHuan Hesketh
SuccessorThomas Stanley (bishop)
Personal details
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
John Howden, O.P., D.D.,
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

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

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c 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 Bishop of Sodor and Man
1523 – c. 1530/33
Succeeded by