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Ernest Pearce

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Ernest Pearce

Bishop of Worcester
Pearce in 1916
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Worcester
In office1919 to 1931
PredecessorHuyshe Yeatman-Biggs
SuccessorArthur Perowne
Previous post(s)Canon of Westminster Abbey (1911–1919)
Orders
Ordination1890
Consecration24 February 1919
Personal details
Born
Ernest Harold Pearce

23 July 1865
Died28 October 1930(1930-10-28) (aged 65)
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma materPeterhouse, Cambridge

Ernest Harold Pearce CBE TD (23 July 1865 – 28 October 1930) was an Anglican bishop, the 106th bishop of Worcester from 1919 until his death.[1]

Biography

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He was born on 23 July 1865 and was educated at Christ's Hospital and Peterhouse, Cambridge.[2]

Ordained priest in 1890 he was firstly an assistant master and school chaplain at Christ's Hospital.[3] An eminent scholar, he was Professor of Biblical History at Queen's College, London[4] until 1905 when he became Rector of Christ Church Greyfriars in the City of London. In 1911, he was appointed a canon of Westminster Abbey. He then served as treasurer (1912–1916), Archdeacon of Westminster (1916–1918), and sub-dean (1918–1919).[5]

He was subsequently elevated to the See of Diocese of Worcester.[6] He was consecrated on 24 February 1919.[5] A cleric whose efficiency, powers of rapid work and precision of thought were respected throughout the church,[7] he died suddenly on 28 October 1930, aged 65.[citation needed]

Works

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  • The Annals of Christ's Hospital, 1901
  • The Book of God's Kingdom, 1902
  • The Sons of the Clergy, 1904
  • English Christianity in its Beginnings, 1908
  • The Laws of the Earliest Gospel, 1913
  • William de Colchester, 1915
  • The Monks of Westminster, 1916
  • The Royal Hospitals at Church, 1925
  • The Register of Thomas de Cobham, 1317-1327, 1930

References

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  1. ^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  2. ^ "Pearce, Ernest Harold (PR884EH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1680.
  4. ^ "College Web-Site". Archived from the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  5. ^ a b Pearce, E. C.; Brodie, Marc (23 September 2004). "Pearce, Ernest Harold (1865–1930)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35432. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ New Bishop of Worcester. Appointment of Canon E. H. Pearce. (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Thursday, 2 January 1919; pg. 9; Issue 41987; col B
  7. ^ The Times, Wednesday, 29 October 1930; pg. 16; Issue 45656; col B The Bishop of Worcester Administrator And Antiquary
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Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Worcester
1919–1931
Succeeded by