Thomas Sprat FRS | |
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Bishop of Rochester | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Rochester |
Installed | 1684 |
Predecessor | Francis Turner |
Successor | Francis Atterbury |
Other post(s) | Dean of Westminster |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1660 or earlier |
Consecration | 2 November 1684 by William Sancroft |
Personal details | |
Born | 1635 Beaminster, Dorset |
Died | 20 May 1713 Bromley, Kent | (aged 77–78)
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 |
Thomas Sprat, FRS (1635 – 20 May 1713) was an English churchman and writer, Bishop of Rochester from 1684.