Edmund Pearce

The Rt. Rev. Edmund Courtenay Pearce was the inaugural Bishop of Derby^[2] from 1927^[3] until his death in 1935.^[4] His brother Ernest was the Bishop of Worcester from 1919 to 1930.^[5]

Born on 17 December 1870 and educated at Christ’s Hospital ^[6] and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge,^[7]^[8] he was ordained in 1899.^[9] His career began with a curacy at St James, Muswell Hill.^[10] He was then Vicar of St Benedict, Cambridge,^[11] Dean then Master of his old college and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Vice-Chancellor of the University. He died while taking a confirmation service near Glossop.^[12]

Notes

^ Bishop Pearce, Ernest Townsend, BBC, retrieved 14 July 2014
^ Diocesan details Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Bishop Of Derby. The Master Of Corpus Appointed. The Times Wednesday, Aug 10, 1927; pg. 10; Issue 44656; col C
^ The Times, Monday, Oct 14, 1935; pg. 20; Issue 47194; col A The Bishop Of Derby Administrative Gifts
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
^ The Times, Friday, Jan 17, 1896; pg. 6; Issue 34789; col A University Intelligence. Cambridge, Jan. 16.
^ "Pearce, Edmund Courtenay (PR889EC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
^ Church web-site (1)
^ Church web-site (2)
^ Bygone Derbyshire

Academic offices
Preceded by Robert Townley Caldwell	Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1914–1927	Succeeded by William Spens
Preceded by Peter Giles	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1921-1922	Succeeded by Albert Charles Seward
Church of England titles
New diocese	Bishop of Derby 1927–1935	Succeeded by Alfred Rawlinson

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