Mervyn Charles-Edwards

The Rt Rev (Lewis) Mervyn Charles-Edwards, DD^[1] 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 then held incumbencies at Marchington and Market Drayton before becoming Rural Dean of Hodnet then Newark.^[5] An Honorary Chaplain to the King he was Vicar of St Martin in the Fields, London until his elevation to the Episcopate ^[6] in 1956, serving for 14 years. A Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem^[7] he died on 20 October 1983.^[8] Mervyn fathered two children, David and Jill.

Notes

^ Portraits of Lewis Mervyn Charles-Edwards at the National Portrait Gallery, London
^ Two New Bishops Nominated Vicar Of St. Martin's For Worcester The Times Wednesday, Oct 26, 1955; pg. 8; Issue 53361; col E
^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ Listed Buildings in Stoke-on-Trent and area
^ FindTarget
^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
^ The Right Rev L. M. Charles-Edwards Former Bishop of Worcester The Times Saturday, Oct 22, 1983; pg. 8; Issue 61670; col G

Church of England titles
Preceded by William Wilson Cash	Bishop of Worcester 1956 – 1970	Succeeded by Robert Wilmer Woods

v t e Anglican Diocese of Worcester
Worcester Cathedral The Old Palace, Worcester Hartlebury Castle Alvechurch Palace Area scheme (1993–2002)
Office holders	Martin Gorick, Bishop suffragan of Dudley and Acting Bishop of Worcester AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Stephen Edwards, Dean of Worcester Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon of Dudley Mark Badger, Archdeacon of Worcester
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Coventry (1891–1918; Diocese of Coventry erected) Archdeacon of Gloucester (12th century–1541 & 1552–1554; became Diocese of Gloucester) Archdeacon of Coventry (1837–1918) & of Warwick (1910–1918) became Diocese of Coventry) Archdeacon of Birmingham (1892–1905; became Diocese of Birmingham)

v t e Bishops of Worcester
Early medieval	Bosel Oftfor Egwin of Evesham Wilfrith (I) Milred Waermund Tilhere Heathured Denebeorht Heahbeorht Ealhhun Werferth Æthelhun Wilfrith (II) Koenwald Dunstan Oswald Ealdwulf
High medieval	Wulfstan (I) Leofsige Beorhtheah Lyfing Ælfric Puttoc Lyfing Ealdred Wulfstan (II) Samson Theulf Simon John de Pageham Alured Roger Baldwin of Forde William of Northall Robert FitzRalph Henry de Sully John of Coutances Mauger Randulf of Evesham Walter de Gray Sylvester William de Blois Walter de Cantilupe Nicholas of Ely Godfrey Giffard
Late medieval	John St German William Gainsborough Walter Reynolds Walter Maidstone Thomas Cobham Wulstan Bransford Adam Orleton Simon Montacute Thomas Hemenhale Wulstan Bransford John of Thoresby Reginald Brian John Barnet William Whittlesey William Lenn Walter Lyghe Henry Wakefield Robert Tideman of Winchcombe Richard Clifford Thomas Peverel Philip Morgan Thomas Polton Thomas Brunce Thomas Bourchier John Carpenter ("Bishop of Worcester and Westbury") John Alcock Robert Morton Giovanni de' Gigli
Early modern	Silvestro de' Gigli Girolamo Ghinucci Hugh Latimer John Bell Nicholas Heath John Hooper, Bishop of Worcester and Gloucester Nicholas Heath Richard Pate Edwin Sandys Nicholas Bullingham John Whitgift Edmund Freke Richard Fletcher Thomas Bilson Gervase Babington Henry Parry John Thornborough John Prideaux Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) George Morley John Gauden John Earle Robert Skinner Walter Blandford James Fleetwood William Thomas Edward Stillingfleet William Lloyd John Hough Isaac Maddox James Johnson Brownlow North Richard Hurd
Late modern	Folliott Cornewall Robert Carr Henry Pepys Henry Philpott John Perowne Charles Gore Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs Ernest Pearce Arthur Perowne William Wilson Cash Mervyn Charles-Edwards Robin Woods Philip Goodrich Peter Selby John Inge

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