Thomas Kirkham

Thomas Kirkham (died 1480) was a pre-Reformation cleric who served as the Bishop of Sodor and Man in the second half of the 15th century.

Styles of Thomas Kirkham, O.Cist.
Reference style	The Right Reverend
Spoken style	My Lord
Religious style	Bishop

A Cistercian monk, he became the Abbot of Vale Royal in Cheshire around 1438 or 1439.[1] He was also appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sodor and Man by Pope Callixtus III on 21 June 1458.[2][3] Twenty years later, he appears to have resigned the see, since his successor Richard Oldham was appointed bishop in 1478.[2]

He died in 1480 and was buried at Vale Royal Abbey.[2][4]

References

1. Elrington, C. R.; Harris, B. E.; Baggs, A. P.; Kettle, Ann J.; Lander, S. J.; Thacker, A. T.; Wardle, David, eds. (1980). "The Abbey of Vale Royal". A History of the County of Chester: Volume 3. British History Online. pp. 156–165.
2. Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi. Volume 2. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. pp. 239–240.
3. 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.
4. Harrison, William (1879). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". An Account of the Diocese of Sodor and Man. Douglas, Isle of Man: Manx Society. pp. 53–70.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Thomas Burton	Bishop of Sodor and Man 1458–1478	Succeeded by Richard Oldham