John Bramhall | |
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Archbishop of Armagh Primate of All Ireland | |
See | Armagh |
Installed | 1661 |
Term ended | 1663 |
Predecessor | James Ussher |
Successor | James Margetson |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Derry (1634–1661) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 16 May 1634 by James Ussher |
Personal details | |
Born | baptized | 18 November 1594
Died | 25 June 1663 | (aged 68)
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Church of Ireland |
Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
John Bramhall, DD[1] (1594 – 25 June 1663) was an Archbishop of Armagh, and an Anglican theologian and apologist. He was a noted controversialist who doggedly defended the English Church from both Puritan and Roman Catholic accusations, as well as the materialism of Thomas Hobbes.