John Atherton | |
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_%26_Childe,_John_(16_-1640)_-_1641_(cropped).jpg) John Atherton, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, was hanged for sodomy under a law that he had helped to institute; his proctor John Childe was also hanged. Anonymous pamphlet, 1641 | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Church of Ireland Diocese of Waterford and Lismore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1598 |
| Died | 5 December 1640 (aged 41–42) Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
John Atherton (1598 – 5 December 1640) was the Anglican Bishop of Waterford and Lismore in the Church of Ireland.[1] He and John Childe (his steward and tithe proctor) were both tried and executed for buggery in 1640.[2][3]
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