| John Young | |
| Bishop of Rochester | |
| Church: | Church of England |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Rochester |
| Elected: | 1578 |
| Ended: | 1605 (death) |
| Predecessor: | John Piers |
| Successor: | William Barlow |
| Other Post: | Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge (1567–1578) |
| Birth Date: | c. 1532 |
| Death Date: | 1605 |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Profession: | Academic |
| Alma Mater: | University of Cambridge |
John Young (c. 1532 – 1605) was an English academic and bishop.
He was educated at Mercers' School in London, and graduated BA at the University of Cambridge in 1552. He became a Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge in 1553, and Master there in 1567. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1569.[1]
He became Bishop of Rochester in 1578, employing Edmund Spenser as secretary for a short time early in his tenure. In The Shepheardes Calender Young appears as Roffy, which abbreviates Roffensis, alluding to his see.[1] [2] [3]