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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
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 .
Treasurer then
Archdeacon of Westminster , he was subsequently elevated to the
See of
Diocese of Worcester .
[5] A cleric whose efficiency, powers of rapid work and precision of thought were respected throughout the church,
[6] he died suddenly on 28 October 1930, aged 65.[
citation needed ]
Works
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
Notes
^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London,
A & C Black , 1991
ISBN
0-7136-3457-X
^
"Pearce, Ernest Harold (PR884EH)" . A Cambridge Alumni Database . University of Cambridge.
^
Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn) . London: The Field Press. p. 1680.
^
"College Web-Site" . Archived from
the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008 .
^ 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
^ The Times, Wednesday, 29 October 1930; pg. 16; Issue 45656; col B The Bishop of Worcester Administrator And Antiquary
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