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John Dolben (1625–1686) was an English priest and Church of England bishop and archbishop.
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He was the son of William Dolben (died 1631), prebendary of Lincoln and bishop-designate of Gloucester. He was educated at Westminster School under Richard Busby and at Christ Church, Oxford. He fought on the Royalist side at the Battle of Marston Moor, in 1644. Subsequently he took orders and maintained in private the proscribed Anglican service. At the Restoration, he became canon of Christ Church (1660) and prebendary of St Paul's, London (1661). As Dean of Westminster (1662–1683), he opposed an attempt to bring the abbey under diocesan rule. In 1666 he was made Bishop of Rochester, and in 1683 Archbishop of York; he distinguished himself by reforming the discipline of the cathedrals in these dioceses. He was the first president of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy when it received its Royal Charter in 1678.
His son, John Dolben, was a politician who was most famous for describing Socrates as, "the worst thinker God has ever produced".
The Archbishop Dolben cup presented at the York International 9s rugby league festival is named after John Dolben.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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| Preceded by John Warner | Bishop of Rochester 1666–1683 | Succeeded by Francis Turner |
| Preceded by Richard Sterne | Archbishop of York 1683–1686 | Vacant
Title next held by
Thomas Lamplugh |
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