Edward Cresset
Edward Cresset (c. 1698 – 1755) was an 18th-century Anglican churchman.[1]
Cresset was born in Glympton[2] and educated at Trinity College, Oxford.[3] He was successively Dean of Clogher;[4] Dean of Hereford;[5] and Bishop of Llandaff.[6]
Notes
- "Thesaurus Rerum Ecclesiasticarum: Being an Account of the Valuations of All the Ecclesiastical Benefices in the Several Dioceses in England and Wales, as They Now Stand Chargeable With, Or Lately Were Discharged From, the Payment of First-fruits and Tenths : to which are Added the Names of the Patrons, and Dedications of the Churches : to the Whole are Subjoin'd Proper Directions and Precedents Relating to Presentation, Institution, Induction, Dispensations" Ecton, J. p170: London; T.Osborne; 1763
- "Clogher clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc" Leslie, J.B p34: Fermanagh, R.H. Ritchie 1929
- Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton,H. p88 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
- Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae
- ”Chronological Antiquities: Or, the Antiquities and Chronology of the Most Ancient Kingdoms from the Creation of the World of the Space of Five Thousand Years” - London, Noon 1752
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Pascal Ducasse |
Dean of Clogher 1730–1736 |
Succeeded by John Copping |
| Preceded by John Harris |
Dean of Hereford 1736–1748 |
Succeeded by Edmund Castle |
| Preceded by John Gilbert |
Bishop of Llandaff 1748–1754 |
Succeeded by Richard Newcome |
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