Henry Rogers

Henry Rogers (1583 or 1584 – 1658) was an English Anglican priest and writer.

Life Rogers was born in Herefordshire in 1583 or 1584 and matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford in 1602 at the age of eighteen. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1605 and his Master of Arts degree in 1608, and was ordained at about this time. He became known as a preacher and schoolmaster, and was made a prebend of Hereford Cathedral in 1616, obtaining his Bachelor of Divinity degree shortly thereafter (with his Doctor of Divinity degree following in 1637). He held various parish positions in Herefordshire – Dorstone (before 1619), Moccas (1617–1636), Stoke Edith (1618–1646) and Foy (1636–1642). He was appointed lecturer at Hereford Cathedral in 1637 and canon residentiary in 1642.