Mervyn Charles-Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Worcester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Worcester |
| In office | 1956 – 1970 (ret.) |
| Predecessor | William Wilson Cash |
| Successor | Robin Woods |
| Other post(s) | Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields (1947–1955) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1925 (deacon); 1926 (priest) by John Kempthorne (Lich.) |
| Consecration | 1956 by Geoffrey Fisher (Cantuar) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1902 |
| Died | 20 October 1983 (aged 81) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
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.
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.