Ernest Pearce
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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]
Ernest Pearce | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Worcester | |
Pearce in 1916 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Worcester |
| In office | 1919 to 1930 |
| Predecessor | Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs |
| Successor | Arthur Perowne |
| Previous post | Canon of Westminster Abbey (1911–1919) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1890 |
| Consecration | 24 February 1919 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernest Harold Pearce 23 July 1865 |
| Died | 28 October 1930 (aged 65) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
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. 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 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
- 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
