Oliver Sutton (died 1299) was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln, in England.
Oliver Sutton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lincoln | |
| Elected | 6 February 1280 |
| Installed | 8 September 1280 |
| Predecessor | Richard of Gravesend |
| Successor | John Dalderby |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Lincoln |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 19 May 1280 by Archbishop John Peckham, O.F.M. |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 13 November 1299 Nettleham, Lincolnshire |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sutton was the nephew of Henry of Lexington, Bishop of Lincoln from 1253 to 1258.[1] He was Dean of Lincoln before 30 June 1275.[2]
Sutton was elected to the see of Lincoln on 6 February 1280 and consecrated on 19 May 1280[3] at Lambeth. He was enthroned at Lincoln Cathedral on 8 September 1280.[1]
Citations
edit- ^ a b c Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Bishops of Lincoln Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Deans
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 255
- Rosalind Hill, The Rolls and Register of Bishop Oliver Sutton 1280-1299 (published in eight volumes, 1948–86)
References
edit- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1977). "Bishops of Lincoln". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 3: Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1977). "Deans". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Vol. 3: Lincoln. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
