Mervyn Charles-Edwards | |
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Bishop of Worcester | |
Diocese | Diocese of Worcester |
In office | 1956 – 1970 (ret.) |
Predecessor | William Wilson Cash |
Successor | Robin Woods |
Other post(s) | Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields (1947–1955) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1925 (deacon); 1926 (priest) by John Kempthorne (Lich.) |
Consecration | 1956 by Geoffrey Fisher (Cantuar) |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 April 1902 |
Died | 20 October 1983 | (aged 81)
Denomination | Anglican |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Lewis Mervyn Charles-Edwards [1] (called Mervyn; 6 April 1902 – 20 October 1983) was an Anglican bishop [2] in the third quarter of the 20th century.
Born on 6 April 1902, he was educated at Shrewsbury and Keble College, Oxford. [3] After this he studied for ordination at Lichfield Theological College followed by a curacy at Christ Church, Tunstall. [4] He was made deacon on Trinity Sunday (7 June) 1925 [5] and ordained priest on 19 September 1926 — both times by John Kempthorne, Bishop of Lichfield, at Lichfield Cathedral. [6] He then held incumbencies at Marchington and Market Drayton before becoming rural dean of Hodnet then Newark. [7] An Honorary Chaplain to the King, he was Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London until his elevation to the episcopate [8] in 1956, where he served for 14 years.
He became Bishop of Worcester when his election was confirmed on 2 January (at St Mary-le-Bow) [9] and he was consecrated a bishop on 6 January 1956, by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. [10] A sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem [11] he died on 20 October 1983. [12] Mervyn fathered two children, David and Jill.
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Mervyn Charles-Edwards | |
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Bishop of Worcester | |
Diocese | Diocese of Worcester |
In office | 1956 – 1970 (ret.) |
Predecessor | William Wilson Cash |
Successor | Robin Woods |
Other post(s) | Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields (1947–1955) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1925 (deacon); 1926 (priest) by John Kempthorne (Lich.) |
Consecration | 1956 by Geoffrey Fisher (Cantuar) |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 April 1902 |
Died | 20 October 1983 | (aged 81)
Denomination | Anglican |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Lewis Mervyn Charles-Edwards [1] (called Mervyn; 6 April 1902 – 20 October 1983) was an Anglican bishop [2] in the third quarter of the 20th century.
Born on 6 April 1902, he was educated at Shrewsbury and Keble College, Oxford. [3] After this he studied for ordination at Lichfield Theological College followed by a curacy at Christ Church, Tunstall. [4] He was made deacon on Trinity Sunday (7 June) 1925 [5] and ordained priest on 19 September 1926 — both times by John Kempthorne, Bishop of Lichfield, at Lichfield Cathedral. [6] He then held incumbencies at Marchington and Market Drayton before becoming rural dean of Hodnet then Newark. [7] An Honorary Chaplain to the King, he was Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London until his elevation to the episcopate [8] in 1956, where he served for 14 years.
He became Bishop of Worcester when his election was confirmed on 2 January (at St Mary-le-Bow) [9] and he was consecrated a bishop on 6 January 1956, by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. [10] A sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem [11] he died on 20 October 1983. [12] Mervyn fathered two children, David and Jill.
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