Thomas de Melsonby

Thomas of Melsonby
Bishop of Durham
Elected	1 June 1237
Term ended	resigned after 1237
Predecessor	Richard le Poor
Successor	Nicholas Farnham
Other posts	Prior of Durham
Personal details
Died	after 1244
Denomination	Catholic

Thomas de Melsonby (died after 1244) was a medieval Bishop of Durham-elect and Prior of Durham.

Melsonby was the son of the rector of Melsonby. He was prior of a cell at Coldingham before being elected prior of Durham Cathedral in about 1233. He was elected to the see of Durham on 1 June 1237 but King Henry III of England objected. After lawsuits, Melsonby resigned the bishopric. He remained prior until 1244 when he resigned that office. He died sometime after 1244.

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