Ernest Pearce

The Right Reverend

Ernest Pearce

CBE TD
The Right Reverend; Ernest Pearce; CBE TD
Bishop of Worcester
	Pearce in 1916
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Worcester
In office	1919 to 1931
Predecessor	Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs
Successor	Arthur Perowne
Previous post(s)	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

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]

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

References

^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ "Pearce, Ernest Harold (PR884EH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st ed.). London: The Field Press. p. 1680.
^ "College Web-Site". Archived from the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
^ ^a ^b Pearce, E. C.; Brodie, Marc (23 September 2004). "Pearce, Ernest Harold (1865–1930)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35432. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
^ New Bishop of Worcester. Appointment of Canon E. H. Pearce. (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Thursday, 2 January 1919; pg. 9; Issue 41987; col B
^ The Times, Wednesday, 29 October 1930; pg. 16; Issue 45656; col B The Bishop of Worcester Administrator And Antiquary