William Lloyd (bishop of Worcester)
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The Right Reverend William Lloyd |
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| Bishop of St Asaph, Lichfield and Coventry and Worcester | |
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| Installed | 1689 |
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| Born | 1627 Tilehurst, Berkshire |
| Died | 30 August 1717 (aged 90) Hartlebury Castle, Worcestershire |
| Buried | church of Fladbury, near Kvesham, Worcestershire |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Parents | father Richard Lloyd, grandfather David Lloyd of Henblas, Anglesey. |
| Children | at least one son |
| Alma mater | Oriel and Jesus Colleges, Oxford |
William Lloyd (1627 – 30 August 1717) was an English divine who served successively as bishop of St Asaph, of Lichfield and Coventry and of Worcester.
Lloyd was born at Tilehurst, Berkshire, in 1627, the son of Richard Lloyd, then vicar, who was the son of David Lloyd of Henblas, Anglesey. By the age of eleven, he had understanding in Greek and Latin, and somewhat of Hebrew, before attending Oriel and Jesus Colleges, Oxford (later becoming a Fellow of Jesus College). He graduated M.A. in 1646. In 1663 he was prebendary of Ripon, in 1667 prebendary of Salisbury, in 1668 archdeacon of Merioneth, in 1672 dean of Bangor and prebendary of St Paul's, London, in 1680 bishop of St Asaph, in 1689 lord-almoner, in 1692 bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, and in 1699 bishop of Worcester. As Bishop of Lichfield he rebuilt the diocesan residence at Eccleshall Castle, which had been destroyed in the Civil War.
Lloyd was an indefatigable opponent of the Roman Catholic tendencies of James II of England, and was one of the seven bishops who, for refusing to have the Declaration of Indulgence read in his diocese, was charged with publishing a seditious libel against the king and acquitted (1688).
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