John Young (bishop of Rochester)
This article is about the Anglican bishop of Rochester. For the medieval suffragan bishop, see John Young (suffragan bishop in London). For the Episcopal bishop of Florida, see John F. Young.
| John Young | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rochester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Rochester |
| Elected | 1578 |
| Term ended | 1605 (death) |
| Predecessor | John Piers |
| Successor | William Barlow |
| Other posts |
Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge (1567–1578) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1532 |
| Died | 1605 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Profession | Academic |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
John Young (c. 1532 – 1605) was an English academic and bishop.
Life
He was educated at Mercers' School in London, and graduated BA at the University of Cambridge in 1552.[1] He became a Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge in 1553, and Master there in 1567. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1569.[2]
He became Bishop of Rochester in 1578, employing Edmund Spenser as secretary for a short time early in his tenure. In The Shepheardes Calender Young appears as Roffy, which abbreviates Roffensis, alluding to his see.[2][3][4]
Notes
- ↑ "Young, John (YN551J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- 1 2 Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ "Scholarly Resources / Biography | Spenser Online". english.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ↑ A. C. Hamilton, The Spenser Encyclopedia (1997), p. 535.
Further reading
- Percy W. Long, Spenser and the Bishop of Rochester, PMLA, Vol. 31, No. 4 (1916), pp. 713–735.
- Alexander Corbin Judson (1935), A biographical sketch of John Young, bishop of Rochester, with emphasis on his relations with Edmund Spenser
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Whitgift |
Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge 1567–1578 |
Succeeded by William Fulke |
| Church of England titles | ||
| Preceded by John Piers |
Bishop of Rochester 1578–1605 |
Succeeded by William Barlow |
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