Bishop Thomas Thirlby †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Ely, England

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1500		Born
1540	40.0	Appointed	Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
19 Dec 1540	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
1 Apr 1550	50.3	Appointed	Bishop of Norwich, England, Great Britain
21 Jun 1554	54.5	Appointed	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
5 Jul 1559	59.5	Resigned	Bishop of Ely, England, Great Britain
26 Aug 1570	70.7	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Ely, England, Great Britain

a bishop for 29.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Edmund Bonner †
Bishop of London, England
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Nicholas Heath †
Bishop of Rochester, England

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Edmund Bonner † (1540)
Bishop of London, England
Bishop Stephen Gardiner †
Bishop of Winchester, England

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop John Hopton, O.P. † (1554)
Bishop William Glyn † (1555)
Bishop James Turberville † (1555)
Archbishop Hugh Curwen † (1555)
Reginald Cardinal Pole † (1556)
Bishop Thomas Watson † (1557)
Bishop Owen Oglethorpe † (1557)
Bishop John Christopherson † (1557)

Source(s):

b: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, Volume 1, Page 342
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 3, Page 192
b: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, Volume 2, Page 469
ob/c2+: Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum, Page 102

a bishop for 29.7 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Edmund Bonner † Bishop of London, England Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Nicholas Heath † Bishop of Rochester, England
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Edmund Bonner † (1540) Bishop of London, England Bishop Stephen Gardiner † Bishop of Winchester, England	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop John Hopton, O.P. † (1554) Bishop William Glyn † (1555) Bishop James Turberville † (1555) Archbishop Hugh Curwen † (1555) Reginald Cardinal Pole † (1556) Bishop Thomas Watson † (1557) Bishop Owen Oglethorpe † (1557) Bishop John Christopherson † (1557)