John Aylmer | |
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| Bishop of London | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | London |
| Elected | 12 March 1577 |
| Term ended | 3 June 1594 |
| Predecessor | Edwin Sandys |
| Successor | Richard Fletcher |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Lincoln 1562–1577 Archdeacon of Stow 1553–1554 & 1559–1562 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 24 March 1577 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1521 Tivetshall St Margaret, Norfolk |
| Died | 3 June 1594 (aged 72-73) Fulham Palace, London |
| Buried | St Paul's Cathedral, London |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Profession | Scholar |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
John Aylmer (Ælmer or Elmer; 1521 – 3 June 1594) was an English bishop, constitutionalist and a Greek scholar.[1]
- ^ Dangerous Positions; Mixed Government, the Estates of the Realm, and the Making of the "Answer to the xix propositions", Michael Mendle, University of Alabama Press, 1985. pg 49.