Thomas Trilleck Explained

Type:	Bishop
Thomas Trilleck
Bishop of Rochester
Religion:	Catholic
Appointed:	6 March 1364
Term End:	December 1372
Predecessor:	William Whittlesey
Successor:	Thomas Brinton
Consecration:	26 May 1364
Death Date:	December 1372

Thomas Trilleck (died December 1372) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Trilleck was the nephew of Adam Orleton, Bishop of Hereford and younger brother of John Trilleck, also a Bishop of Hereford. The Trilleck family originated in the village of Trelleck, near Monmouth.^[1]

Trilleck was appointed Dean of Hereford in 1352 until 1361,^[2] and then served as Dean of St Paul's from 1362 to 1364.^{[3] [4]}

Trilleck was nominated as Bishop of Rochester on 6 March 1364 and consecrated on 26 May 1364. He died between 12 December and 25 December 1372.^[5]

References

• Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1996 . 0-521-56350-X .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canterbury and York Series Vol. VIII . 2012-01-27.
2. Web site: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 2: Hereford diocese. 2012-01-27.
3. Web site: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 5: St Paul's, London. 2012-01-27.
4. Web site: Canterbury and York Series Vol. VIII . 2012-01-27.
5. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 267