John Hooper | |
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Bishop of Worcester and Gloucester | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Worcester and Gloucester |
In office | 1552–1554 |
Predecessor | Nicholas Heath |
Successor | Nicholas Heath (restored) |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Gloucester (1551–1552) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 8 March 1551 by Thomas Cranmer |
Personal details | |
Died | 9 February 1555 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Anne de Tscerlas |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
John Roy Hooper (also Johan Hoper; c. 1495 – 9 February 1555) was an English churchman, Anglican Bishop of Gloucester, later of Worcester and Gloucester, a Protestant reformer and a Protestant martyr. A proponent of the English Reformation, he was executed for heresy by burning during the reign of Queen Mary I.