Huan Blackleach (or Hugh Blackleach), O.S.A. (died 1509) was a pre-Reformation cleric who served as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1487 to 1509.[1][2]
Huan Blackleach O.S.A | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sodor and Man | |
| Appointed | 4 April 1487 |
| In office | 1487–1509 |
| Predecessor | Richard Oldham (bishop) |
| Successor | Huan Hesketh |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1509 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Styles of Huan Blackleach, O.S.A. | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
An Austin friar from Asheridge, Buckinghamshire, he was appointed the bishop of the diocese of Sodor and Man by Pope Innocent VIII on 4 April 1487.[1][2] After serving the see for twenty-two years, he died in office in 1509.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi. Vol. 2. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 240.
- ^ a b Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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