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John Jegon

English academic and Bishop of Norwich

English academic and Bishop of Norwich

FieldValue
honorific-prefix
nameJohn Jegon
imageBp John Jegon.jpg
titleBishop of Norwich
churchChurch of England
dioceseDiocese of Norwich
enthronedc. 1603
endedc. 1617
predecessorWilliam Redman
successorJohn Overall
other_postDean of Norwich (1601–1603)
consecrationc. 1603
birth_date1550
death_date
religionAnglican
residenceAylsham, Norfolk
spouseDorothy Vaughan
occupationAcademic
alma_materQueens' College, Cambridge

| honorific-prefix = John Jegon (1550 – 13 March 1618) was an English academic and Bishop of Norwich. He supported uniformity of Anglican doctrine and worship, and strong government. This led him into conflict with John Robinson, later pastor to the Mayflower emigrants. On the other hand, he made efforts to satisfy local Puritans by the appointment of preachers in his diocese. Nicholas Bownd dedicated to him a work on doctrine of Sabbath.

Education and academic career

He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. and became a Fellow in 1572, and was then at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he became Master in 1590. His pupils included both Roger Manners and Francis Manners, Earls of Rutland. He had a long correspondence with their mother Elizabeth, widow of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland.

He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, from 1596 to 1598. As Vice-Chancellor he attempted to discipline John Rudd.

Clerical career

He became Dean of Norwich in 1601, with the recommendation of John Whitgift. Two years later he was appointed as Bishop there. He resided in Aylsham.

Family

He married Dorothy, daughter of Richard Vaughan. On his death she married the diplomat Sir Charles Cornwallis.

Notes

References

  1. Ian Atherton, ''Norwich Cathedral: Church, City, and Diocese, 1096-1996'' (1996), p. 513.
  2. "Pilgrims".
  3. Susan Doran, ''Princes, Pastors and People: The Church and Religion in England, 1500-1700'' (2003), p. 166.
  4. Francis J. Bremer, Tom Webster, ''Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia'' (2006), p. 27.
  5. {{acad
  6. ''Dictionary of National Biography''
  7. "Roger MANNERS (5° e. Rutland)".
  8. Kenneth Charlton, ''Women, Religion and Education in Early Modern England'' (1999), p. 223.
  9. "Chapter 5".
  10. Ian Atherton, ''Norwich Cathedral: Church, City, and Diocese, 1096-1996'' (1996), p. 523.
  11. "The North Norfolk News".
  12. "AIM25 collection description".
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