Tags: Christian Bishop.
Thomas de Melsonby (died after 1244) was a medieval Bishop of Durham elect and Prior of Durham.Melsonby was the son of the rector of Melsonby. He was prior of a cell at Coldingham before being elected prior of Durham Cathedral about 1233. He was elected to the see of Durham on 1 June 1237 but King Henry III of England objected. After lawsuits Melsonby resigned the bishopric. He remained prior until 1244 when he resigned that office. He died sometime after 1244.