- Thomas Tulloch (Bishop of Ross)
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name = Thomas Tulloch
religion=Roman Catholic Church
See =Diocese of Ross
Title =Bishop of Ross
Period = 1440–1460 × 1461
consecration = BeforeOctober 14 ,1440
Predecessor =John Bullock
Successor = Henry Cockburn
post =Archdeacon of Caithness (1428–1437)
Dean of Ross (1436/7–1440) | ordination =
bishops =
date of birth = unknown
place of birth = unknown
date of death = 1460 × 1461
place of death =Thomas Tulloch [de Tulloch] (d. 1460 × 1461) was a
prelate active in theKingdom of Scotland in the 15th century. A letter ofPope Martin V in 1429 claimed that he was "of a great noble race by both parents".Dowden, "Bishops", p. 219.] Robert Keith believed that he had the surname "Urquhart", but that is not supported by the contemporary evidence and is probably spurious. [Dowden, "Bishops", p. 219; Keith, "Historical Catalogue", p. 189.]Pre-episcopal career
In November 1429, he was given the
parish church ofLongforgan , in Gowrie, in thediocese of St Andrews , to be held in "perpetual vicarage"; he was to hold this along with theCaithness archdeaconry and theprebend ofCroy in thediocese of Moray . He had exchanged with Thomas de Greenlaw to becomeArchdeacon of Caithness a year before, and received papal provision onMarch 12 ,1428 , though it is not clear that he ever took possession; he resigned the position in exchange for parochial benefices onJuly 15 ,1437 , namely the parish ofTannadice , diocese of St Andrews. [Dowden, "Bishops", p. 219; Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", p. 71.]In the same year (1437), Tulloch won his litigation against John de Innes for the position of Dean of Ross; after the death of William Fayrhar, probably in earlier in 1436, Tulloch received provision while Innes was collated to the position locally. [Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", p. 272.] However,, Laurence Piot had also received provision for the position, and Tulloch likewise was involved against Piot in litigation; Tulloch retained possession of the deanery until resigning his right to James de Innes on
September 23 ,1440 , three days before he was provided to thebishopric of Ross . [Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", pp. 268, 272.] On that same day, i.e. on September 23, he was provided asSubdean of Dunkeld, but resigned later in the day. [Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", p. 116.]Bishop of Ross
Tulloch received provision to the
Ross bishopric on September 26 fromPope Eugenius IV at the papal court, and onOctober 14 , he paid the papacy 600 gold florins; by the time of this payment, he had already received consecration.Dowden, "Bishops", p. 218; Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", p. 268.] OnFebruary 10 ,1441 , asafe-conduct was issued to Thomas Tulloch, at that time inFlanders , on his way back toScotland from the papal court. The postulation to the bishopric ofAndrew Munro ,Archdeacon of Ross , by thecathedral chapter ofFortrose was rejected by Pope Eugenius IV.He was in Scotland in May 1443. [Dowden, "Bishops", p. 218.] He was witness to a royal charter on
January 24 ,1450 . He attended theEdinburgh parliament ofSeptember 24 ,1451 . OnJune 17 ,1455 , Bishop Thomas, along with the other bishops of Scotland, sealed theforfeiture ofJames Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas . In the 18th century, Bishop Tulloch's name was apparently on an inscription, dated to 1460. [Keith, "Historical Catalogue", p. 569.] He seems to have died beforeMarch 23 ,1461 , when his successor Henry Cockburn received papal provision to the (now) vacant bishopric, though one early modern antiquarian claimed his death occurred "in 1463 before Oct [ober] ". [Dowden, "Bishops", p. 219; Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", pp. 268-9; the antiquarian is Major-general Stewart Allan, who did not cite his source.]Notes
References
* Dowden, John, "The Bishops of Scotland", ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
* Keith, Robert, "An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688", (London, 1824)
* Watt, D. E. R., "Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638", 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
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