Richard Fletcher (bishop)

Richard Fletcher (bishop)

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Richard Fletcher (1544/5 - 1596) was a Church of England clergyman. He was successively Bishop of Worcester in 1593-1594 and bishop of London in 1595-1596.

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*Brett Usher, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9739 ‘Fletcher, Richard (1544/5–1596)’] , "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 3 Jan 2008

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