Thomas Bek (bishop of Lincoln)
Appearance
Thomas Bek | |
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Bishop of Lincoln | |
Elected | c. 1 March 1341 |
Term ended | 2 February 1347 |
Predecessor | Henry Burghersh |
Successor | John Gynwell |
Orders | |
Consecration | 7 July 1342 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1282 |
Died | 2 February 1347 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Thomas Bek (also spelled Beck) (1282 – 2 February 1347) was the Bishop of Lincoln from 1341 until his death. He was a member of the same family as Antony Bek, Bishop of Durham, and Thomas Bek, Bishop of St David's.
Bek was elected on about 1 March 1341 and consecrated on 7 July 1342. He died on 2 February 1347.[1]
Citations
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.