John Penny
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John Penny (died 1520) was an English priest, successively Bishop of Bangor, 1504–1508, and Bishop of Carlisle, 1508–1520.
His education is uncertain, though he may have been educated at Lincoln College, Oxford and later received his LLD from the University of Cambridge.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ T. Y. Cocks, ‘Penny, John (d. 1520)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
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| Preceded by Thomas Pigot |
Bishop of Bangor 1504–1508 |
Succeeded by Thomas Skevington |
| Preceded by Richard Leyburn |
Bishop of Carlisle 1508–1520 |
Succeeded by John Kite |
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