John Meyrick (bishop)
John Meyrick (or Merick, Mericke, or Merrick), M.A. (1538– 7 November 1599[1]) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1576 to 1599.[2]
John Meyrick | |
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| Bishop of Sodor and Man | |
| Installed | 1576 |
| Term ended | 1599 (death) |
| Predecessor | John Salisbury |
| Successor | George Lloyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1538 |
| Died | November 7, 1599 (aged 60–61) Yorkshire |
| Alma mater | Winchester College New College, Oxford |
| Styles of John Meyrick, M.A. | |
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| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Early life and education
He was the natural son of Owen ab Huw ab Owen ab Meyric of Bodeon, Anglesey, and Gwenllian, daughter of Evan of Penrhyndeudraeth, Merionethshire.[3] He became a pupil at Winchester College in 1550, before continuing with his education at New College, Oxford in July 1555, where he was elected a Fellow on 5 July 1557.[3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts on 12 December 1558 and a Master of Arts on 26 June 1562.[3] He served as junior proctor at the college in 1565.[3]
Two of his half-brothers, William and Maurice, were also educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.[3]
Ecclesiastical career
He was the vicar of Hornchurch in Essex from 1570 to 1574.[3][4] In 1575, he was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby, and received royal assent on 5 November 1575 and again on 13 April 1576.[2][3][5] He was consecrated at Lambeth Palace on 15 April 1576 by Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury.[2][3][5] During his tenure, Meyrick gave William Camden an account of the Isle of Man, published in Camden's Britannia.[3][4]
After holding the bishopric for twenty-three years, he died in office in Yorkshire on 7 November 1599, aged 61.[2][3][4][5]
References
- "Bishops of Sodor and Man". A Manx Notebook. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- "Meyrick, John (1538-1599)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Harrison, William (1879). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". An Account of the Diocese of Sodor and Man. Douglas, Isle of Man: Manx Society. pp. 53–70.
- Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Bishops of Sodor and Man". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 141–146.