| 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 post(s) | 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.
Early 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.
Career
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.
Notes
- "Young, John (YN551J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- "Scholarly Resources / Biography | Spenser Online". english.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- 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 byJohn Whitgift | Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge 1567–1578 |
Succeeded byWilliam Fulke |
| Church of England titles | ||
| Preceded byJohn Piers | Bishop of Rochester 1578–1605 |
Succeeded byWilliam Barlow |