John Howden, O.P., D.D., was a pre-Reformation clergyman who served as the Bishop of Sodor and Man.[1][2][3]

John Howden O.Praed, D.D
Bishop of Sodor and Man
Appointed18 May or 19 June 1523
In office1523 – before 1542
PredecessorHuan Hesketh
SuccessorThomas Stanley (bishop)
Personal details
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
John Howden, O.P., D.D.,
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious styleBishop

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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  1. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (in Latin). Vol. 3. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. p. 302. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 141–146.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Sodor and Man
1523 – c. 1530/33
Succeeded by