Thomas 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E IX |
| Dates | 811 (taq) / 820 (taq) |
| Religion | Christian |
| Locations | Neokaisareia (Pontus) (officeplace); Neokaisareia (Pontus) |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Titles | Bishop, Neokaisareia (Pontus) (office) |
| Textual Sources | Peter of Sicily, Historia chreiodes, ed. D. Papachryssanthou, in C. Astruc et al., "Les sources grecques pour l'histoire des Pauliciens d'Asie Mineure", TM 4 (1970), pp. 3-67 (history) |
Thomas 1 was bishop of Neokaisareia (in the Armeniac theme) some time between 811 and 820 (under the reigns of Michael I or Leo V); he and Parakondakes 1 received orders from the emperor to seek out and kill heretics; they killed those they found but both men were later murdered themselves, Thomas by the Kynochoritae: Peter of Sicily, 175-177.
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