Type: | Bishop |
John Howden O.Praed, D.D | |
Bishop of Sodor and Man | |
Term: | 1523 – before 1542 |
Predecessor: | Huan Hesketh |
Successor: | Thomas Stanley (bishop) |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Appointed: | 18 May or 19 June 1523 |
Bishop Name: | John Howden, O.P., D.D., |
Dipstyle: | The Right Reverend |
Offstyle: | My Lord |
Relstyle: | Bishop |
John Howden, O.P., D.D., was a pre-Reformation clergyman who served as the Bishop of Sodor and Man.[1] [2] [3]
A Dominican friar, he was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Sodor and Man by papal provision on 18 May[1] [3] or 19 June 1523.[2] He is said to have vacated the see by 17 February 1530, however, a bishop "John" was mentioned in documents in July 1532 and 2 July 1533.[3] The next certain bishop of Sodor and Man was Thomas Stanley who was appointed to the see in 1542.