Thomas Manning (bishop)

Thomas Manning (died 1468) was an English Carmelite friar and Bishop of Clonfert.

Manning entered the Carmelite order and became a Doctor of Theology. He served as Prior of the Carmelite house in Northampton.

He was appointed Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland in 1458 by papal provision. He received permission to exercise episcopal functions in England, due to the impoverished state of his diocese, which made it difficult to sustain him financially. He was consecrated bishop in Cambridge.

Manning died in 1468. He is remembered primarily for his role as a suffragan bishop in England while holding the title to a distant Irish see. His case highlights the challenges faced by Irish bishops during this period and the practices of pluralism prevalent in the church.