John Ebden (1516 - 1614) was an
English
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priest
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.
Ebden was educated at
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is the oldest Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has around 300 undergraduate and 175 graduate stud ...
, where he was a
Fellow
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from 1547 until 1554. He was
ordained
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a priest in 1560. He was
Archdeacon of Durham
The Archdeacon of Durham is a senior ecclesiastical officer of the diocese of Durham (Church of England). They have, within the geographical area the ''archdeaconry of Durham'', pastoral oversight of clergy and care of church buildings (among othe ...
from 1560 until 1563; and
Archdeacon of Winchester from 1572 until his resignation in 1575.
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1516 births
Archdeacons of Durham
1614 deaths
Archdeacons of Winchester (ancient)
Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge
Fellows of Peterhouse, Cambridge
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