Thomas Bitton

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Thomas Bitton
Bishop of Exeter
Electedbetween 8 October and 30 November 1291
Term ended21 September 1307
PredecessorPeter Quinel
SuccessorWalter de Stapledon
Orders
Consecration16 March 1291
Personal details
Died21 September 1307
DenominationCatholic

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.[1] His brother was William of Bitton II, Bishop of Bath from 1267 to 1274.[2]

Bitton was elected between 8 October and 30 November 1291 and consecrated on 16 March 1292. He died on 21 September 1307.[3] In his will, he left funds to give one penny each to 10,212 poor people.[4] He was also a benefactor of Dorchester Friary, Dorset.

Citations[]

  1. ^ Shaw "Button, William (d. 1264)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  2. ^ Shaw "Button, William (d. 1274)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  3. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 246
  4. ^ Moorman Church Life p. 206 footnote 4

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 , William (d. 1264)" ((subscription or UK public library membership required)). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4236. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
  • Shaw, David Gary (2004). "Button , William (d. 1274)" ((subscription or UK public library membership required)). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4237. Retrieved 15 November 2007.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Peter Quinel 		Bishop of Exeter
1291–1307 		Succeeded by
Walter de Stapledon

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