Oliver Sutton (died 1299) was a medieval

Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and ...

, in England. Sutton was the nephew of

Henry of Lexington Henry of Lexington (or Henry Lexington; died 1258) was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln. Life Henry held the prebend of Calne in the diocese of Salisbury before becoming treasurer of Salisbury by 13 January 1239.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae ...

from 1253 to 1258.Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Bishops of Lincoln
'' He was

Dean of Lincoln The Dean of Lincoln is the head of the Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral in the city of Lincoln, England in the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln. Christine Wilson was installed as Dean on 22 October 2016.

before 30 June 1275.Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Deans
' Sutton was elected to the

see of Lincoln The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire. History The diocese traces its roots in an unbroken line to the Pre-Reformation Diocese of Lei ...

on 6 February 1280 and consecrated on 19 May 1280Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 255 at

Lambeth Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area expe ...

. He was enthroned at

Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Minster, or the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln and sometimes St Mary's Cathedral, in Lincoln, England, is a Grade I listed cathedral and is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Lincoln. Constructio ...

on 8 September 1280. Sutton died on 13 November 1299 at

Nettleham Nettleham is a large village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, north-east from the city of Lincoln between the A46 and A158. The population of the civil parish was 3,437 at the 2011 census. History ...

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Rosalind Hill Rosalind Mary Theodosia Hill (1908–1997) was an English historian who for 39 years was a lecturer, Reader and Professor in History at Westfield College, a constituent college of the University of London.Bishops of Lincoln 1299 deaths 13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Deans of Lincoln Year of birth unknown