Thomas Bek (bishop of Lincoln) explained

Type:Bishop
Thomas Bek
Bishop of Lincoln
Religion:Catholic
Elected:c. 1 March 1341
Term End:2 February 1347
Predecessor:Henry Burghersh
Successor:John Gynwell
Consecration:7 July 1342
Birth Date:1282
Death Date:2 February 1347

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255