Thomas Manning (bishop)
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Life
Elected PriorPrior
Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St...
of Butley, Suffolk
Butley, Suffolk
Butley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk.Butley lies east of the town of Woodbridge on the B1084 road. Administratively, Butley forms part of the Suffolk Coastal district; from 1934 to 1974 it had been part of the former Deben Rural District.- External links :**...
in 1528, and Suffragan Bishop of Ipswich
Bishop of Ipswich
The Bishop of Ipswich was an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich, in the Province of Canterbury, England....
in 1536, he had to surrender these offices in 1538 having fallen foul of Thomas Cromwell; after which he was appointed Master
Master (college)
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of Mettingham College
Mettingham College
Mettingham College in Suffolk, England was a community of secular canons responsible for the board and education of a small number of male scholars for just under a century. Founded on 24 July, 1350 it was finally closed in 1542 as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries....
. His will dated 1545, and proved 1546, indicates that his wife pre-deceased him.