William Edward Meade (24 February 1832 – 12 October 1912) was [1] a Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.[2][3]

Born in county Cork, where his father William was a clergyman, he attended school in Midleton and then university at Trinity College, Dublin,[4] becoming a Scholar in 1856, and earning BA in mathematics 1857, and MA in 1860. He was ordained in 1863.[5] In 1873 he became a Bachelor (BD) and a Doctor of Divinity (DD).[6]

He was Rector of Ardtrea and then Archdeacon of Armagh from 1885[7] until his elevation to the episcopate in 1893.[8]

He married Mary Ferrier, the daughter of Fleetwood Churchill of Dublin.[citation needed]

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References

  1. ^ "The Bishop Of Cork". The Times. No. 40029. 14 October 1912. p. 9, col E.
  2. ^ Cork Anglican Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "A New History of Ireland", Moody, T.M.; Martin, F.X.; Byrne, F.J.; Cosgrove, F.: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
  4. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  5. ^ Church and Parish Records of the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross
  6. ^ The Dublin University calendar 1972-73 Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin: Supplement page 81
  7. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co., 1889.
  8. ^ "Handbook of British Chronology", By Fryde, E.B.;. Greenway, D.E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I.: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
Church of Ireland titles Preceded byRobert Gregg Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross June 1893 – December 1912 Succeeded byCharles Dowse
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