John Sproten Explained

Type:	Bishop
John Sproten
Bishop of Sodor and Man
Term:	1392 – before 1402
Predecessor:	John Dongan
Religion:	Roman Catholic
Successor:	Conrad
Honorific Suffix:	O.Praed

Bishop Name:	John Sproten, O.P.
Dipstyle:	The Right Reverend
Offstyle:	My Lord
Relstyle:	Bishop

John Sproten was a pre-Reformation cleric who was appointed the Bishop of Sodor and Man in the late 14th century.^{[1] [2] [3]}

A Dominican friar, he was appointed the bishop of the diocese of Sodor and Man by Pope Boniface IX on 16 April 1392.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is not known when his episcopate ended, but his successor Conrad was appointed on 9 January 1402.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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Notes and References

1. Book: Dowden, John . John Dowden

   . John Dowden . Thomson . J. Maitland . 1912 . The Bishops of Scotland . James Maclehose and Son . Glasgow . 288.

2. Book: Eubel, Konrad . Konrad Eubel

   . Konrad Eubel . 1913 . Latin . Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi . 1 . Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae . 457.

3. Book: Fryde . E. B. . Greenway . D. E. . Porter . S. . Roy . I. . Handbook of British Chronology . 3rd, reprinted 2003 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X . 273.