John Piers

Summary

John Piers is a human^[1]. He was born in South Hinksey^[2]. He was born on +1522-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Bishopthorpe^[4]. He died on +1594-09-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an Anglican priest^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• John Piers was born in South Hinksey^[2].
• John Piers passed away in Bishopthorpe^[4].
• John Piers was born on +1522-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Piers was born on +1523-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• John Piers died on +1594-09-28T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Burial took place at York Minster^[9].
• John Piers's professions included Anglican priest^[6].
• John Piers held the position of Anglican Archbishop of York^[10].
• John Piers held the position of Bishop of Salisbury^[11].
• John Piers held the position of Anglican Bishop of Rochester^[12].
• John Piers was educated at Magdalen College School^[13].
• John Piers's religion is recorded as Church of England^[14].
• John Piers's image is recorded as Abp John Piers.jpg^[15].
• John Piers is recorded as male^[16].
• John Piers's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• John Piers's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76187222^[18].
• John Piers's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93014918^[19].
• John Piers's Commons category is recorded as John Piers^[20].
• John Piers's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0952g5^[21].
• John Piers's family name is recorded as Piers^[22].
• John Piers's given name is recorded as John^[23].
• John Piers's depicted by is recorded as John Piers (1523–1594), Archbishop of York^[24].
• John Piers's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[25].
• John Piers's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 22235^[26].
• John Piers's FAST ID is recorded as 1841481^[27].

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Origins and Family

John Piers was born in South Hinksey^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1522-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1523-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].

Education

John Piers was educated at Magdalen College School^[13].

Career and Affiliations

John Piers worked as an Anglican priest^[6]. Positions held include Anglican Archbishop of York^[10], an Anglican episcopal title^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1559^[30]; Bishop of Salisbury^[11], a position^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1559^[33]; and Anglican Bishop of Rochester^[12], a position^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1558^[36].

Personal Life

John Piers's religion is recorded as Church of England^[14].

Death and Burial

John Piers died on +1594-09-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Bishopthorpe^[4]. He is buried at York Minster^[9].

Why It Matters

John Piers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was John Piers born?

John Piers was born in South Hinksey^[2].

Where did John Piers die?

John Piers died in Bishopthorpe^[4].

What did John Piers do for work?

John Piers worked as Anglican priest^[6].

Where did John Piers go to school?

John Piers was educated at Magdalen College School^[13].