John Harmer (bishop)
John Harmer | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rochester | |
 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Rochester |
| Elected | 1905 |
| Installed | July 1905 |
| Term ended | 1930 |
| Predecessor | Edward Talbot |
| Successor | Linton Smith |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Adelaide 1895–1905 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1884 |
| Consecration | 23 May 1895, Westminster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1856 |
| Died | 9 March 1944 (aged 87) Instow, Devon |
| Buried | Rochester Cathedral |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Bishop's Court, Adelaide 1895–1905 Bishopscourt, Rochester 1905–1930 |
| Parents | George Harmer & Kate Kitching |
| Spouse | Mary Cocks[1] |
| Children | at least one daughter[2] |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
John Reginald Harmer (11 August 1857 – 9 March 1944[1]) was a long-serving[3] Anglican bishop who served in two dioceses.[4][5]
Harmer was born into a clerical family (his parents were the Revd George Harmer and Kate, née Kitching)[2] and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge.[6] Ordained priest in 1884, he was a curate at Monkwearmouth[7] before becoming Vice-Principal of the Clergy Training School in Cambridge.[8]
From 1892, he was Dean of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge before elevation to the colonial episcopate[9] with his election as Bishop of Adelaide in March 1895.[2][10] He was consecrated a bishop in Westminster Abbey and 23 May and was enthroned at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide on 4 July 1895.[2] In 1905, he was translated back to England when he was elected Bishop of Rochester.[11] He was enthroned at Rochester Cathedral in July 1905[2] and served for a quarter of a century before his retirement in 1930.[12]
Harmer died at Marine Cottage, Instow, and was buried at Rochester Cathedral. His portraits remain at his former official residences of Bishop's Court, Adelaide and Bishopscourt, Rochester.[2]
References
- ^ a b The Peerage – Rt Revd John Harmer
- ^ a b c d e f Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ Bromley Parish
- ^ Sydney Diocesan Directory 1915
- ^ Harmer family website
- ^ The Times, 25 March 1881; p. 10, "The Cambridge Classical Tripos. Cambridge, 24 March"
- ^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, Hamilton & Co, 1889
- ^ Who was Who 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "The Story of the Church in Australia" Symonds,E London, SPCK, 1898
- ^ The Times, Friday, 22 Mar 1895; pg. 11; Issue 34531; col F Ecclesiastical Intelligence.New Bishop of Adelaide
- ^ National Archives
- ^ See Of Rochester Resignation Of The Bishop The Times Thursday, 29 May 1930; pg. 16; Issue 45525; col F
- Use dmy dates from March 2011
- 1884 births
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
- Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
- Anglican deans
- Anglican bishops of Adelaide
- 19th-century Anglican bishops
- Bishops of Rochester
- 20th-century Anglican bishops
- 1944 deaths
- Staff of Westcott House, Cambridge