Edmund Scambler
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| Edmund Scambler | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Norwich | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| Installed | 1585 |
| Term ended | 1594 (death) |
| Predecessor | Edmund Freke |
| Successor | William Redman |
| Other posts | Bishop of Peterborough (1561–1585) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1520 Gressingham, Lancashire |
| Died | 1594 (aged 73–74) |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Edmund Scambler (c. 1520–1594) was an English bishop.
Life
He was born at Gressingham, and was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, Queens' College, Cambridge and Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1542.[1][2][3]
Under Mary I of England he was pastor to a covert Protestant congregation in London.[4] He was a chaplain to Archbishop Matthew Parker.[5]
He became Bishop of Peterborough in 1561, and was a reviser of the Bishops' Bible.[3][6] He suspended Eusebius Pagit, then vicar of Lamport, in 1574.[7]
In 1585 he became Bishop of Norwich. He was responsible there for the heresy proceedings against Francis Kett.[8]
Notes
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- ↑ http://www.katapi.org.uk/BibleMSS/Ch11.htm
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- ↑ Dewey D. Wallace, Jr., From Eschatology to Arian Heresy: The Case of Francis Kett (d. 1589), The Harvard Theological Review, Vol. 67, No. 4 (October 1974), pp. 459-473.
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Bishop of Peterborough 1561–1584 |
Succeeded by Richard Howland |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Norwich 1585–1594 |
Succeeded by William Redman |
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