Thomas Bitton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Exeter | |
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| Elected | between 8 October and 30 November 1291 |
| Term ended | 21 September 1307 |
| Predecessor | Peter Quinel |
| Successor | Walter de Stapledon |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 16 March 1291 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | (1307-09-21)21 September 1307 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Thomas Bitton (sometimes Thomas de Bytton; died 1307) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.
Life
Bitton was the nephew of William of Bitton I, who was Bishop of Bath from 1248 to 1264.2 His brother was William of Bitton II, Bishop of Bath from 1267 to 1274.3
Bitton was elected between 8 October and 30 November 1291 and consecrated on 16 March 1292. He died on 21 September 1307.4 In his will, he left funds to give one penny each to 10,212 poor people.5 He was also a benefactor of Dorchester Friary, Dorset.
Citations
Citations
- Bedford, W.K. Riland (1897). The blazon of episcopacy (2 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 50.
- Shaw "Button, William (d. 1264)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Shaw "Button, William (d. 1274)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 246
- Moorman Church Life p. 206 footnote 4
References
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.
- Moorman, John R. H. (1955). Church Life in England in the Thirteenth Century (Revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. OCLC 213820968.
- Shaw, David Gary (2004). "Button [Bitton], William (d. 1264)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4236. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- —— (2004). "Button [Bitton], William (d. 1274)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4237. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)