John Clerk (bishop)

John Clerk
Bishop of Bath and Wells
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseBath and Wells
PredecessorThomas Wolsey
SuccessorWilliam Knight
Previous post(s)Dean of Windsor
Personal details
Born
Died3 January 1541
BuriedSt Botolph's Church, Aldgate
DenominationCatholic

John Clerk (died 3 January 1541) was an English bishop. He was educated at Cambridge University,[1] and went on to serve under Cardinal Wolsey in a variety of capacities. He was also useful in a diplomatic capacity to both Wolsey and Henry VIII of England.

  1. ^ "Clerk, John (CLRK498J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.