Thomas Vipont (died 1256) was a medieval
Bishop of Carlisle.
Life
Vipont was a member of the family of the lords of
Westmoreland but attained a ''magister'' degree from the schools.
[Summerson "Chaury, Robert and Thomas Vipont" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''] He was
rector
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of
Greystoke[Greenway ]
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Carlisle: Bishops
' before he was elected
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
about September 1254, and consecrated on 7 February 1255.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 235] He was elected by the chapter of
Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral is a grade-I listed Anglican cathedral in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It was founded as an Augustinian priory and became a cathedral in 1133. It is also the seat of the Bishop of Carlisle.Tim Tatton-Brown and John ...
over the objections of King
Henry III of England
Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry a ...
who had preferred that the chapter elect his chaplain John of Skipton. Henry did not push the issue, and Thomas was given the
temporalities
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of the see on 24 December 1254.
[ He died 14 October 1256.][
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Citations
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Bishops of Carlisle
1256 deaths
13th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
Year of birth unknown
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