John Howden, O.P., D.D., was a pre-

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clergyman who served as the

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. A Dominican

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, he was appointed the

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of the

Diocese of Sodor and Man The Diocese of Sodor and Man is a diocese of the Church of England. It is one of only two Church of England dioceses not within the United Kingdom (the other is the Diocese in Europe). Originally much larger, today it covers just the Isle of Man ...

by papal provision on 18 May or 19 June 1523. 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. The next certain bishop of Sodor and Man was Thomas Stanley who was appointed to the see in 1542.

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