Elected October 1226 Ordination 19 December 1226 Other posts royal clerk | Term ended 16 August 1236 Name Thomas Blunville | |
Successor Simon of Elmham(bishop-elect) | ||
Thomas Blunville (or Thomas de Blundeville; died 16 August 1236) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
Life
Blunville was a royal clerk and administered the see of Norwich after the death of the previous bishop, Pandulf Verraccio. He was elected in October 1226 with royal assent to his election coming on 5 November 1226. He was ordained a priest on 19 December 1226 and was consecrated on 20 December 1226.
Blunville was a nephew of Geoffrey de Burgh, the Bishop of Ely.
Blunville died on 16 August 1236.
References
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