John Moore (bishop of Ely)


John Moore

Bishop of Ely
John Moore by Godfrey Kneller
DioceseDiocese of Ely
In office1707–1714
PredecessorWilliam Lloyd
SuccessorCharles Trimnell
Other post(s)Bishop of Norwich (1691–1707)
Personal details
Born1646 (1646)
Died(1714-07-31)31 July 1714
Ely, Cambridgeshire
BuriedEly Cathedral
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Spouse(1) Rose Butler
(2) Dorothy Barnes
Alma materClare Hall, Cambridge
Arms of Moore of Moore Hays: Ermine, on a chevron azure three cinquefoils or. These arms are visible in Norwich Cathedral and on Bishop Moore's monument in Ely Cathedral[1]

John Moore (1646–1714) was Bishop of Norwich (1691–1707) and Bishop of Ely (1707–1714) and was a famous bibliophile whose vast collection of books forms the surviving "Royal Library" within Cambridge University Library.