Richard Vaughan (bishop)


Richard Vaughan
Bishop of London
De Passe engraving, 1620
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseLondon
Installed1604
Term ended1607
PredecessorRichard Bancroft
SuccessorThomas Ravis
Other post(s)Bishop of Bangor (1595–1597)
Bishop of Chester (1597–1604)
Orders
Ordinationc.1578
Consecrationc.1595
Personal details
Bornc.1550
Died(1607-03-30)30 March 1607
London
BuriedSt Paul's Cathedral
NationalityWelsh
ParentsThomas ap Robert Fychan
Spouse
Jane Bower
(m. 1581)
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Ordination history of
Richard Vaughan
History
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJohn Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury
Co-consecratorsRichard Fletcher, Bishop of London
John Young, Bishop of Rochester
Date25 January 1596
Placethe chapel, Lambeth Palace
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Richard Vaughan (c.1550 30 March 1607) was a Welsh bishop of the Church of England. He was educated at the University of Cambridge and became Bishop of London.