Thomas Jane (sometimes Jan; died September 1500) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
Thomas Jane | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Norwich | |
| Appointed | 14 June 1499 |
| Term ended | September 1500 |
| Predecessor | James Goldwell |
| Successor | Richard Nykke |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 20 October 1499 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | September 1500 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Educated at New College, Oxford,[1] Jane was Rector of the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Hayes, Middlesex from 1473 to 1499. He was collated Archdeacon of Essex on 21 July 1480[2] and nominated to the bishopric on 14 June 1499 and was consecrated later in 1499, probably on 20 October. From 1496 to 1500 he was also a Canon of Windsor and Dean of the Chapel Royal.[3]
Jane died in September 1500.[4]
Citations edit
- ^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Jablonski-Juxston
- ^ British History Online – Archdeacons of Essex, 1300–1541
- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 262
References edit
- 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.
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