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About John Overall
John Overall (1559–1619) was the 38th bishop of the see of Norwich from 1618 until his death one year later. He had previously served as Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, as Dean of St Paul's Cathedral from 1601, as Master of Catharine Hall from 1598, and as Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University from 1596. He also served on the Court of High Commission and as a Translator of the King James Version of the Bible.
Everything about John Overall →- Occupation
- translator, Bible translator, theologian, Anglican priest
- Position held
- Anglican Bishop of Norwich, Anglican Bishop of Lichfield, Dean of St Paul's
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1560
- Died
- May 12, 1619, 1619