For other uses, see William Smyth (disambiguation).
The Right Reverend
William Smyth
Bishop of Lincoln
Church
Roman Catholic
Appointed
6 November 1496
Term ended
2 January 1514
Predecessor
John Russell
Successor
Thomas Wolsey
Orders
Consecration
3 February 1493 by John Morton
Personal details
Born
c. 1460
Farnworth, Widnes, Lancashire
Died
2 January 1514 Buckden Palace
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