John Gauden

John Gauden
Bishop of Worcester
Miniature of Gauden by John Hoskins, 1655
DioceseDiocese of Worcester
In office10 June – 20 September 1662 (d.)[1]
PredecessorGeorge Morley
SuccessorJohn Earle
Other post(s)
Orders
Consecration2 December 1660
by Accepted Frewen
Personal details
Born
Died(1662-09-20)20 September 1662
DenominationAnglican
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Monument to John Gauden, Worcester Cathedral

John Gauden (died 20 September 1662)[1] was an English cleric. He was Bishop of Exeter then Bishop of Worcester. He was also a writer, and the reputed author of the important Royalist work Eikon Basilike.

  1. ^ a b Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 7, 1992, pp. 105–109