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John Sproten
O.Praed
Bishop of Sodor and Man
In office1392 – before 1402
PredecessorJohn Dongan
SuccessorConrad
Personal details
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
John Sproten, O.P.
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

John Sproten was a pre-Reformation cleric who was appointed the Bishop of Sodor and Man in the late 14th century.

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

References

  1. ^ Dowden, John (1912). Thomson, J. Maitland (ed.). The Bishops of Scotland. Glasgow: James Maclehose and Son. p. 288.
  2. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1913). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (in Latin). Vol. 1. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 457.
  3. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byJohn Dongan Bishop of Sodor and Man
1392 – ?
Succeeded byConrad


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