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John Pedder (priest)

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John Pedder (c1520- 1571) was an English churchman. A Marian exile, he was Dean of Worcester from 1559 until his death.

Pedder was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge and was later elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was Rector of Redgrave from 1551 to 1561; and then Vicar of Snitterfield, Warwickshire from 1563; and also Rector of Withington from 1568. He was appointed a Prebendary of Norwich in 1557; and of Hereford in 1563.

References

  1. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Pedder, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. "Bishops & Deans of Worcester" Green, B: Worcester, Worcester Cathedral, 1979
  3. Venn database
  4. British History on-line
Church of England titles
Preceded bySeth Holland Dean of Worcester
1559–1571
Succeeded byThomas Wilson
Deans of Worcester
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