Thomas de Buittle
Thomas de Buittle | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Galloway | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Galloway |
| In office | 1415–1420; 1422 |
| Predecessor | Gilbert Cavan |
| Successor | Alexander Vaus |
| Previous post(s) | Provost of Maybole Archdeacon of Galloway |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | on or before 1388 |
| Consecration | 14 June - 5 September 1415 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown Probably Galloway |
| Died | c. 1420–1422 |
Thomas de Buittle [Butil, Butill, Butyll, Butyl, Bucyl] (died c. 1420–1422) was a Scottish prelate, clerk and papal auditor active in the late 14th and early 15th centuries. Probably originating in Galloway, Scotland, Thomas took a university career in canon law in England and France, before taking up service at the court of Avignon Pope Benedict XIII. He obtained a number of benefices in the meantime, including the position of Archdeacon of Galloway, and is the earliest known and probably first provost of the collegiate church of Maybole. The height of his career came however when the Pope provided him to the bishopric of Galloway, a position he held from 1415 until his death sometime between 1420 and 1422.