John Young (bishop of Rochester)

This article is about the Anglican bishop of Rochester. For the medieval suffragan bishop, see John Young (suffragan bishop in London). For the Episcopal bishop of Florida, see John F. Young.

John Young (c. 1532 – 1605) was an English academic and bishop.

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

Early life

He was educated at Mercers' School in London, and graduated BA at the University of Cambridge in 1552.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[2][3][4]