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Mervyn Charles-Edwards

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Mervyn Charles-Edwards
Bishop of Worcester
DioceseDiocese of Worcester
In office1956 – 1970 (ret.)
PredecessorWilliam Wilson Cash
SuccessorRobin Woods
Other post(s)Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields (1947–1955)
Orders
Ordination1925 (deacon); 1926 (priest)
by John Kempthorne (Lich.)
Consecration1956
by Geoffrey Fisher (Cantuar)
Personal details
Born(1902-04-06)6 April 1902
Died20 October 1983(1983-10-20) (aged 81)
DenominationAnglican
Alma materKeble 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.

Notes

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  1. ^ Portraits of Lewis Mervyn Charles-Edwards at the National Portrait Gallery, London
  2. ^ "Two New Bishops Nominated Vicar Of St. Martin's For Worcester". The Times. No. 53361. London. 26 October 1955. col E, p. 8.
  3. ^ "Charles-Edwards, Lewis Mervyn". Who's Who. A & C Black. 1 December 2007. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Listed Buildings in Stoke-on-Trent and area - Christ Church, Tunstall". thepotteries.org.
  5. ^ "The Trinity Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3255. 12 June 1925. p. 715. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. ^ "Ordinations on Sunday last". Church Times. No. 3322. 24 September 1926. p. 331. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. ^ "Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent". Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  9. ^ "Court of Arches in Session. To Confirm Election of a New Bishop". Church Times. No. 4848. 6 January 1956. p. 10. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  10. ^ "New bishops consecrated". Church Times. No. 4849. 13 January 1956. p. 20. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  11. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  12. ^ "The Right Rev L. M. Charles-Edwards Former Bishop of Worcester". The Times. No. 61670. London. 22 October 1983. col G, p. 8.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Worcester
1956–1970
Succeeded by