On 09 Dec 1537 Bishop John Hodgkins was consecrated Bishop of Bedford by Bishop John Stokesley (age 62), Bishop Robert Parfew aka Warton and Bishop John Hilsey.
On 14 Feb 1546 was consecrated Bishop of Sodor and Man at St Paul's Cathedral [Map] by Bishop Edmund "Bloody" Bonner of London (age 46), Bishop Thomas Chetham and Bishop John Hodgkins.
In 1560 Bishop John Hodgkins died.