About William Forster
William Forster was an anglican priest.
He was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and later becoming a Fellow of the college. He was appointed a canon of Chester in 1618.
He was nominated bishop of Sodor and Man by William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby on 26 December 1633 and consecrated on 9 March 1634.
He died in office on 23 or 24 February 1635 and was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Barrow on 26 February 1635, where he had also been rector.
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Who was William Forster?
Bishop of Sodor and Man
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William Forster died on 24 February 1635.
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William Forster was an anglican priest.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: William Forster (bishop)
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