John Pedder (priest)

John Pedder (c1520- 1571) was an English churchman. A Marian exile, he was Dean of Worcester from 1559 until his death.^[1]^[2]

Pedder was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge and was later elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.^[3] He was Rector of Redgrave from 1551 to 1561; and then Vicar of Snitterfield, Warwickshire from 1563; and also Rector of Withington from 1568.^[4] He was appointed a Prebendary of Norwich in 1557; and of Hereford in 1563.

References

^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Pedder, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ "Bishops & Deans of Worcester" Green, B: Worcester, Worcester Cathedral, 1979
^ Venn database
^ British History on-line

Church of England titles
Preceded by Seth Holland	Dean of Worcester 1559–1571	Succeeded by Thomas Wilson

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Office holders	John Inge, Bishop of Worcester Martin Gorick, Bishop suffragan of Dudley AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Dean of Worcester (vacant) Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon of Dudley Mark Badger, Archdeacon of Worcester
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Coventry (1891–1918; Diocese of Coventry erected) Archdeacon of Gloucester (12th century–1541 & 1552–1554; became Diocese of Gloucester) Archdeacon of Coventry (1837–1918) & of Warwick (1910–1918) became Diocese of Coventry) Archdeacon of Birmingham (1892–1905; became Diocese of Birmingham)