John Pritchett was an English churchman, bishop of Gloucester

Bishop of Gloucester

The Bishop of Gloucester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire and has its see in the City of Gloucester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church...

 from 1672.

Life

He was the son of Walter Pritchett of Cowley Hall. He studied at the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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 from 1622, graduating M.A. in 1629. He was collated to the joint rectory of St Andrew Undershaft

St Andrew Undershaft

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-St Mary Axe

St Mary Axe

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 in 1641, but was sequestrated during the First English Civil War

First English Civil War

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. Under the Commonwealth he had a living at Harlington

Harlington

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, Middlesex

Middlesex

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, but was replaced in 1658. He also held the curacy of the church at Harefield

Harefield

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, Middlesex, but was removed from that position in favour of a Mr. Hoare.

After the Restoration

English Restoration

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, he returned to his position at St Andrew Undershaft. He was appointed vicar of St Giles Cripplegate in 1663, successor to John Dolben

John Dolben

John Dolben was an English priest and Church of England bishop and archbishop.-Life:He was the son of William Dolben , prebendary of Lincoln and bishop-designate of Gloucester. He was educated at Westminster School under Richard Busby and at Christ Church, Oxford. He fought on the Royalist side at...

. He avoided the Great Plague of London

Great Plague of London

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 in 1665 by moving to the country.

He was appointed bishop of Gloucester in 1672, but continued as vicar of St Giles Cripplegate. In his diocese he opposed the dissenter Nicholas Billingsley.

He died on his estate at Harefield on January 1, 1681, and was buried under the pulpit of Harefield Church. He left to St Giles Cripplegate a communion flagon that still belongs to the church.