Anthony Watson (bishop)
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DioceseDiocese of Chichester
In office1596 – 1605 (death)
PredecessorThomas Bickley
SuccessorLancelot Andrewes
Anthony Watson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chichester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| In office | 1596 – 1605 (death) |
| Predecessor | Thomas Bickley |
| Successor | Lancelot Andrewes |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Bristol (1590–1598) Lord High Almoner (1595–1605) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 15 August 1596[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1549 |
| Died | 10 September 1605 (aged approximately 56) Cheam, Surrey, England[1] |
| Buried | St Dunstan's, Cheam[1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Edward[2] |
| Spouse | unmarried[2] |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Anthony Watson (died 10 September 1605)[2] was an English bishop.
He was born in Durham. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1567, graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1572, and was ordained a deacon and priest on 7 May 1573 at Peterborough. He became a Fellow of Christ's (1573–1583), and graduated Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1575; he was incorporated at Oxford in 1577, later becoming a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) in 1582 and a Doctor of Divinity (DD) in 1596.[2]
