Thomas Bek (bishop Of Lincoln)
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Thomas Bek (also spelled Beck) (1282 – 2 February 1347) was the
Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of Nort ...
from 1341 until his death. He was a member of the same family as Antony Bek,
Bishop of Durham The bishop of Durham is head of the diocese of Durham in the province of York. The diocese is one of the oldest in England and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords. Paul Butler (bishop), Paul Butler was the most recent bishop of Durham u ...
, and Thomas Bek, Bishop of St David's. Bek was elected on about 1 March 1341 and consecrated on 7 July 1342. He died on 2 February 1347.Fryde, ''et al.'' ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 255


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* 1282 births 1347 deaths Bishops of Lincoln 14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops {{England-bishop-stub