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'''John Hopton''' (d. 1558) was a 16th Century [[Bishop of Norwich]]. |
'''John Hopton''' (d. 1558) was a 16th Century [[Bishop of Norwich]]. |
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He was a member of the [[Dominican Order |
He was a member of the [[Dominican Order]] by 1516, in Oxford. He was educated at the [[University of Bologna]] in [[Italy]] and at [[Oxford University]], where he took a [[doctorate]] in theology. |
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During the reign of [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]], Hopton was Chaplain to the [[Mary I of England|Lady Mary]], later Queen Mary I, and was summoned before the [[Privy Council]] in 1549 and ordered to stop celebrating the Catholic Mass. |
During the reign of [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]], Hopton was Chaplain to the [[Mary I of England|Lady Mary]], later Queen Mary I, and was summoned before the [[Privy Council]] in 1549 and ordered to stop celebrating the Catholic Mass. |
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When Mary acceeded to the throne, Hopton was appointed Bishop of Norwich, and was consecrated on 28 October 1554. [[John Foxe]], in his 'Acts and Monuments' described him as a ruthless persecutor of Protestants, "in such sort, that many of them he perverted, and brought quite from the truth, and some from their wits also". |
When Mary acceeded to the throne, Hopton was appointed Bishop of Norwich, and was consecrated on 28 October 1554. [[John Foxe]], in his ''Acts and Monuments'' described him as a ruthless persecutor of Protestants, "in such sort, that many of them he perverted, and brought quite from the truth, and some from their wits also". |
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Hopton died in December 1558, and he is buried in Norwich Cathedral. |
Hopton died in December 1558, and he is buried in Norwich Cathedral. |
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Revision as of 20:44, 18 September 2011
John Hopton | |
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| Bishop of Norwich | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| Term ended | 1558 (death) |
| Predecessor | Thomas Thirlby |
| Successor | John Parkhurst |
| Other post(s) | Chaplain to the Lady Mary (c. 1547–c. 1553) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 28 October 1554 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | December 1558 |
| Buried | Norwich Cathedral |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna, Italy |
John Hopton (d. 1558) was a 16th Century Bishop of Norwich.
He was a member of the Dominican Order by 1516, in Oxford. He was educated at the University of Bologna in Italy and at Oxford University, where he took a doctorate in theology.
During the reign of Edward VI, Hopton was Chaplain to the Lady Mary, later Queen Mary I, and was summoned before the Privy Council in 1549 and ordered to stop celebrating the Catholic Mass.
When Mary acceeded to the throne, Hopton was appointed Bishop of Norwich, and was consecrated on 28 October 1554. John Foxe, in his Acts and Monuments described him as a ruthless persecutor of Protestants, "in such sort, that many of them he perverted, and brought quite from the truth, and some from their wits also".
Hopton died in December 1558, and he is buried in Norwich Cathedral.
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