John Nathaniel Quirk (1849 – 26 April 1924) was an Anglican bishop.
Quirk was the son of Charles Thomas Quirk, sometime rector of Golborne. [1] After being educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge, he was ordained deacon in 1874 and priest in the following year. [2]
His first post was as a curate at St Leonard's, Bridgnorth, [3] where he served for four years, after which he was at Doncaster. [4] He was Vicar of St Thomas's, Douglas, for a year, then successively Vicar of Rotherham, of St Mary's, Beverley and of St Paul's, Lorrimore Square, before being appointed Canon of York in 1888. [4] He was appointed Rector and Rural Dean of Bath in 1895, where he was heavily involved with the restoration of Bath Abbey. [4] Quirk had recently been nominated Vicar Designate of Doncaster, when in September 1901 he became the first and (as it turned out) only Bishop of Sheffield to be a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York. [5] [6] He was consecrated as a bishop in York Minster on 18 October 1901. [7] In May 1902 he received the degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) from the University of Cambridge. [8]
When Sheffield was selected to form the centre of a new diocese in 1914, [9] Quirk was translated to be the second Bishop of Jarrow (a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham). [10] He also served as Archdeacon of Durham from 1922 to 1924.
He was appointed Honorary Chaplain to the Yeomanry regiment the Yorkshire Dragoons on 28 May 1902. [11]
He died on 26 April 1924. He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).
Quirk was married, on 22 April 1880 at Brathay Church, Ambleside, to Mary Jane Clay (b. 17 August 1856 at Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent; d. 21 August 1934 at Ulverstoke [12]). She was the daughter of John Clay [13](1805–1877), a priest, of Burton-on-Trent, and his wife, Jessie Harden (1814–1908) of Ambleside. They had two sons and a daughter:
John Nathaniel Quirk (1849 – 26 April 1924) was an Anglican bishop.
Quirk was the son of Charles Thomas Quirk, sometime rector of Golborne. [1] After being educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge, he was ordained deacon in 1874 and priest in the following year. [2]
His first post was as a curate at St Leonard's, Bridgnorth, [3] where he served for four years, after which he was at Doncaster. [4] He was Vicar of St Thomas's, Douglas, for a year, then successively Vicar of Rotherham, of St Mary's, Beverley and of St Paul's, Lorrimore Square, before being appointed Canon of York in 1888. [4] He was appointed Rector and Rural Dean of Bath in 1895, where he was heavily involved with the restoration of Bath Abbey. [4] Quirk had recently been nominated Vicar Designate of Doncaster, when in September 1901 he became the first and (as it turned out) only Bishop of Sheffield to be a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York. [5] [6] He was consecrated as a bishop in York Minster on 18 October 1901. [7] In May 1902 he received the degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) from the University of Cambridge. [8]
When Sheffield was selected to form the centre of a new diocese in 1914, [9] Quirk was translated to be the second Bishop of Jarrow (a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham). [10] He also served as Archdeacon of Durham from 1922 to 1924.
He was appointed Honorary Chaplain to the Yeomanry regiment the Yorkshire Dragoons on 28 May 1902. [11]
He died on 26 April 1924. He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).
Quirk was married, on 22 April 1880 at Brathay Church, Ambleside, to Mary Jane Clay (b. 17 August 1856 at Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent; d. 21 August 1934 at Ulverstoke [12]). She was the daughter of John Clay [13](1805–1877), a priest, of Burton-on-Trent, and his wife, Jessie Harden (1814–1908) of Ambleside. They had two sons and a daughter: