John Hacket
John Hacket | |
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Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry | |
Diocese | Lichfield and Coventry |
In office | 1661–1670 |
Predecessor | Accepted Frewen |
Successor | Thomas Wood |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 September 1592 |
Died | 28 October 1670 | (aged 78)
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | (1) Elizabeth Stebbing (2) Frances Bennet |
Education | Westminster School |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
John Hacket (Born Halket) (1 September 1592 – 28 October 1670) was an
Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
from 1661 until his death.
Life
He was born in
James I. He was ordained in 1618, and through the influence of John Williams became rector in 1621 of Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, and Kirkby Underwood, Lincolnshire
.
In 1623 he was chaplain to James, and in 1624 Williams gave him the livings of St Andrew's, Holborn, and Cheam, Surrey. He was Archdeacon of Bedford from 1631 to 1661.
When the so-called
House of Commons
for the continuance of cathedral establishments. In 1645 his living of St Andrew's was sequestered, but he was allowed to retain the other, ceding it for practical reasons in 1662.
On the accession of
Edmund Calamy the elder. Hacket was elected to the See on 6 December, confirmed on 20 December, and consecrated a bishop on 22 December 1661.[2] His time at the Cathedral coming immediately after the English Civil War meant that Hacket had the unenviable task of overseeing the restoration of Lichfield Cathedral
.
He has a near life-size effigy at rest over marble plaques in Lichfield Cathedral.
Works
His best-known book is the biography of his patron, Archbishop Williams, entitled Scrinia reserata: a Memorial offered to the great Deservings of John Williams, D.D. (London, 1693).
References
- ^ "Hackett, John (HKT609J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 10, 2003, pp. 1–5
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hacket, John". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 793. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lichfield". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 586. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the