Home Clerics John Piers John Piers Cleric John Piers (Peirse) (1522/3 – 1594) was Archbishop of York between 1589–1594. Previous to that he had been Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Salisbury. Personal facts Birth placeSouth Hinksey Date of deathJanuary 01, 1594 Place of deathBishopthorpe facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Christian bishop From1589 To1594 Topical connections Adam FranklinMusical artist Adam Cook Cricketer Baruch Samuel BlumbergScientist Adam MoleynsCleric Edmund AudleyCleric David StancliffeCleric Aldwulf of RochesterCleric Ælfric PuttocCleric Anthony KennyPhilosopher John Piers on Wikipedia John Piers External resources http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22235