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John Boyle (1563?–1620) was an English Protestant bishop in Ireland.

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He was born inKent about 1563, the son of Roger Boyle and Joan Naylor, and the elder brother of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. John Boyle obtained the degree of D.D. at Oxford, and became Rector of Elstree sometime between 1598-1611.

He was collated prebendary of Lichfield on 5 February 1611. Through the interest and pecuniary assistance of his brother the Earl of Cork, and other relatives, he was in 1617 appointed Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the consecration toking place in 1618.

Tomb in St Mary's Collegiate church, Youghal

He died at Cork on 10 July 1620, and is laid to rest with his brother Richard in an impressive tomb in St Mary's Collegiate Church at Youghal. There is also a memorial to his parents in Preston church.

He left a daughter, Barbara, who married Sir John Browne.

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