John Howden (bishop)

John Howden, O.P., D.D., was a pre-Reformation clergyman who served as the Bishop of Sodor and Man.

[1][2][3] A Dominican friar, he was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Sodor and Man by papal provision on 18 May[1][3] or 19 June 1523.

[2] He is said to have vacated the see by 17 February 1530, however, a bishop "John" was mentioned in documents in July 1532 and 2 July 1533.

[3] The next certain bishop of Sodor and Man was Thomas Stanley who was appointed to the see in 1542.

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