John Bramhall


John Bramhall
Archbishop of Armagh
Primate of All Ireland
SeeArmagh
Installed1661
Term ended1663
PredecessorJames Ussher
SuccessorJames Margetson
Other post(s)Bishop of Derry (1634–1661)
Orders
Consecration16 May 1634
by James Ussher
Personal details
Bornbaptized (1594-11-18)18 November 1594
Died25 June 1663(1663-06-25) (aged 68)
NationalityEnglish
DenominationChurch of Ireland
Alma materSidney 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.

  1. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p92: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935