Categories
  Encyclosphere.org ENCYCLOREADER
  supported by EncyclosphereKSF

Richard Rogers (bishop)

From Wikipedia - Reading time: 4 min

Image of Richard Rogers

Richard Rogers (1532/33 – 1597) was an eminent 16th-century priest who became Suffragan Bishop of Dover.[1]

Richard Rogers was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.[2] In 1559, Rogers was made archdeacon of St Asaph, and on 15 May 1569 he was consecrated Suffragan Bishop of Dover.[3] After his death no more Suffragan Bishops were appointed until 1870.[4] He was the Dean of Canterbury from 1584 till his death.

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Visits St James’, Dover
  2. ^ "Rogers, Richard (RGRS562R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ DNB details
  4. ^ "Faith, History and Practice of the Church of England": Eaton, W. E: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1957
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Canterbury
1584–1597 		Succeeded by


Stub icon 1

This article about an English bishop or archbishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rogers_(bishop)
9 views | Status: cached on August 12 2025 12:31:10
↧ Download as ZWI file
Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF