Lewis Thomas (bishop)
Appearance
Lewis Thomas, the last abbot of Cwmhir Abbey.[1] Under the provisions of the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, he was consecrated the Bishop of Shrewsbury on 24 June 1537,[2][3] probably for the diocese of Llandaff.[4] He also held the living at Bloxham.[5] He died in 1561.[3]
Notes
- ISBN 1-903270-00-6
- ^ "The Bishopric of Shrewsbury"; The Antiquary; Vol. XVII. London: Elliot Stock, 1888.
- ^ ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ British History On-line