Thomas Sprat
Thomas Sprat, FRS (1635 – 20 May 1713) was an English churchman and writer, Bishop of Rochester from 1684.
Thomas Sprat FRS | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rochester | |
Sprat by Michael Dahl | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Installed | 1684 |
| Predecessor | Francis Turner |
| Successor | Francis Atterbury |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Westminster |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1660 or earlier |
| Consecration | 1685 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1635 Beaminster, Dorset |
| Died | 20 May 1713 (aged 77–78) Bromley, Kent |
| Buried | St Nicholas' Chapel |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Residence | Bishop's Palace, Bromley |
| Spouse | Helen Wolseley |
| Children | Thomas Sprat FRS, Archdeacon of Rochester |
| Profession | Clergyman |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
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