What is John Alcock (bishop)?
[[File:Bishop Henry Philpott statue, Worcester.jpg|thumb|The [[statue]] of '''John Alcock''' in [[Worcester Cathedral]]]] '''John Alcock''' (c. 1430 – 1 October 1500) was an English churchman. He was born at [[Beverley]] in [[Yorkshire]], son of Sir William Alcock, Burgess of Kingston upon Hull and educated at [[university of Cambridge|Cambridge]]. In 1461 he was made dean of [[Westminster Abbey|Westminster]], and his subsequent promotion was rapid in both church and state. In 1461 he was made ''Master of the Rolls'',<ref name=Handbook88>Fryde ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 88, that meant he became the third highest judge of England</ref> and in 1470 was sent as ambassador to the court of [[Crown of Castile|Castile]]. He became Bishop of [[Rochester, Kent|Rochester]] on 15 March,<ref name=Handbook268>Fryde ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 268</ref> Bishop of [[Worcester]] on 15 July 1476<ref name=Handbook280>Fryde ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 280</ref> and of [[Ely, Cambridgeshire|Ely]] on 6 October 1486.<ref name=Handbook245>Fryde ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 245</ref> He was [[Lord Chancellor]], once from June 1475 to September 1475 and then again from October 1485 to March 1487.<ref name=Handbook88/> Alcock was one of the leading pre-[[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] churchmen; he was a man of deep learning and also a great architect. He founded a charity at Beverley and a grammar school at [[Kingston upon Hull]]. He restored many churches and colleges, but his greatest achievement was the building of Jesus College, Cambridge. Alcock died on 1 October 1500<ref name=Handbook245/> and lies buried in the Alcock Chantry in [[Ely Cathedral]]. ==Notes== {{reflist|2}} ==References== * {{cite book |author=Fryde, E. B. |author2=Greenway, D. E.|author3=Porter, S.|author4=Roy, I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology|edition=Third Edition, revised |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1996 |isbn=0-521-56350-X }} *{{1911}} {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef |