Church Church of England Name John Young Successor William Barlow Elected 1578 Role Bishop of Rochester Predecessor John Piers | Denomination Anglican Died 1605 Diocese Diocese of Rochester Profession Academic Term ended 1605 | |
Other posts Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge
(1567–1578) Alma mater University of Cambridge | ||
Education 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. 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.
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.
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