Thomas Bek (Bishop of St Davids)

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St David's Cathedral
where Thomas Bek was bishop.

Thomas Bek, Beck, or Becke (died 12 May 1293) was a

Bishop of St David's in Wales.[1]

Bek was the second son of Walter Bek of

Ereseby, Lincolnshire, England and the elder brother of Antony Bek, the Bishop of Durham
.

Bek was educated at

chancellor of the university.[2][3]

Thomas Bek entered the

St David's in 1280 until his death in 1293, founding two collegiate churches
and two hospitals in the bishopric.

References

  1. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1972. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  2. ISBN 0-333-39917-X
    .
  3. ^ Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. p. 13 – via Internet Archive.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Chancellor of the University of Oxford

1269–1273 		Succeeded by
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Dorset
1275–1280 		Succeeded by
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of St David's

1280–1293 		Succeeded by


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