John Piers

John Piers

John Piers (1522/3 - 1594) was Archbishop of York between 1589–1594. Previous to that he had been Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Salisbury.

References

*Claire Cross, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22235 ‘Piers, John (1522/3–1594)’] , "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004


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