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Lewis Thomas, the last abbot of Cwmhir Abbey. Under the provisions of the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, he was consecrated the Bishop of Shrewsbury on 24 June 1537, probably for the diocese of Llandaff. He also held the living at Bloxham. He died in 1561.

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1. The History of Radnorshire; by Williams, J. Rhyader: S. A. Collard, 1999 ISBN 1-903270-00-6
2. "The Bishopric of Shrewsbury"; The Antiquary; Vol. XVII. London: Elliot Stock, 1888.
3. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 288. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
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