Mervyn Charles-Edwards

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Lewis Mervyn Charles-Edwards[1] (called Mervyn; 6 April 1902 – 20 October 1983) was an Anglican bishop[2] in the third quarter of the 20th century.

Life and ministry

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 was made deacon on Trinity Sunday (7 June) 1925[5] and ordained priest on 19 September 1926 — both times by John Kempthorne, Bishop of Lichfield, at Lichfield Cathedral.[6] He then held incumbencies at Marchington and Market Drayton before becoming rural dean of Hodnet then Newark.[7] An Honorary Chaplain to the King, he was Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London until his elevation to the episcopate[8] in 1956, where he served for 14 years.

He became Bishop of Worcester when his election was confirmed on 2 January (at St Mary-le-Bow)[9] and he was consecrated a bishop on 6 January 1956, by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.[10] A sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem[11] he died on 20 October 1983.[12] Mervyn fathered two children, David and Jill.

References

  1. 1.Portraits of Lewis Mervyn Charles-Edwards at the National Portrait Gallery, London
  2. 2."Two New Bishops Nominated Vicar Of St. Martin's For Worcester". The Times. No. 53361. London. 26 October 1955. col. E, p. 8.
  3. 3."Charles-Edwards, Lewis Mervyn". Who's Who. A & C Black. 1 December 2007. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. 4."Listed Buildings in Stoke-on-Trent and area - Christ Church, Tunstall". thepotteries.org.
  5. 5."The Trinity Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3255. 12 June 1925. p. 715. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. 6."Ordinations on Sunday last". Church Times. No. 3322. 24 September 1926. p. 331. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. 7."Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent". Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  8. 8.National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  9. 9."Court of Arches in Session. To Confirm Election of a New Bishop". Church Times. No. 4848. 6 January 1956. p. 10. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  10. 10."New bishops consecrated". Church Times. No. 4849. 13 January 1956. p. 20. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  11. 11.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  12. 12."The Right Rev L. M. Charles-Edwards Former Bishop of Worcester". The Times. No. 61670. London. 22 October 1983. col. G, p. 8.