John Best (bishop)

John Best († May 22, 1570 ) was Bishop of Carlisle .

Best was from Halifax and attended King Henry VII's College from 1538 to 1539 . In 1550 he married Elizabeth Somner. In 1553 he became a canon in Wells and in 1559 he was made rector of Romaldkirk . On March 2, 1561 he was appointed Bishop of Carlisle. His predecessor in office had carried out the coronation of Elizabeth I in the Roman Catholic rite despite her Protestant faith.

Individual evidence

^ Matthew, HCG (Henry Colin Gray), Harrison, Brian, 1937-, British Academy .: Oxford dictionary of national biography: in association with the British Academy: from the earliest times to the year 2000 . Oxford, ISBN 0-19-861411-X .
↑ Images Of Cumbria - Institution Of The Dean And Chapter Of Carlisle. Retrieved May 30, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Best, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Carlisle
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century or 16th century
DATE OF DEATH	May 22, 1570

[1] Matthew, HCG (Henry Colin Gray), Harrison, Brian, 1937-, British Academy .: Oxford dictionary of national biography: in association with the British Academy: from the earliest times to the year 2000 . Oxford, ISBN 0-19-861411-X .

[2] Images Of Cumbria - Institution Of The Dean And Chapter Of Carlisle. Retrieved May 30, 2020 .