Hugh Bellot
For the professor of American history, see Hugh Hale Bellot.
Hugh Bellot (1542–1596) was bishop of Bangor and then bishop of Chester.
He assisted William Morgan in his Welsh-language translation of the Bible. He was also a reputed misogynist.[1]
Life
He graduated B.A. at Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1564; he then became M.A. and fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge in 1567.[2] He was ordained bishop of Bangor in 1585,[3] and bishop of Chester in 1595.
Notes
- ↑ A. L. Rowse, The Expansion of Elizabethan England (2003 edition), p. 78.
- ↑ "Bellot, Hugh (BLT561H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ The Diocese of Bangor
- ↑ http://www.wrecsam.com/cambrian.html
References
Mew, James (1885). "Bellot, Hugh". In Stephen, Leslie. Dictionary of National Biography 4. London: Smith, Elder & Co. - Williams, Glanmor. "Bellot, Hugh (1542–1596)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2060. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nicholas Robinson |
Bishop of Bangor 1585–95 |
Succeeded by Richard Vaughan |
| Preceded by William Chaderton |
Bishop of Chester 1595–96 | |
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