Francis Atterbury | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rochester | |
 Francis Atterbury by Godfrey Kneller | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Rochester |
| In office | 1713–1723 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Sprat |
| Successor | Samuel Bradford |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1687 |
| Consecration | 1713 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1663 Middleton, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 22 February 1732 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Buried | Westminster Abbey |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Francis Atterbury (6 March 1663 – 22 February 1732) was an English man of letters, politician and bishop. A High Church Tory and Jacobite, he gained patronage under Queen Anne, but was mistrusted by the Hanoverian Whig ministries, and banished for communicating with the Old Pretender in the Atterbury Plot. He was a noted wit and a gifted preacher.