Mervyn Charles-Edwards

(Lewis) Mervyn Charles-Edwards[1] 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 then held incumbencies at Marchington and Market Drayton before becoming rural dean of Hodnet then Newark.[5] An Honorary Chaplain to the King he was Vicar of St Martin in the Fields, London until his elevation to the episcopate[6] in 1956, serving for 14 years. A sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem[7] he died on 20 October 1983.[8] Mervyn fathered two children, David and Jill.

Notes
  1. Portraits of Lewis Mervyn Charles-Edwards at the National Portrait Gallery, London
  2. "Two New Bishops Nominated Vicar Of St. Martin's For Worcester". The Times (53361). London. 26 October 1955. col E, p. 8.
  3. "Charles-Edwards, Lewis Mervyn". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  4. "Listed Buildings in Stoke-on-Trent and area - Christ Church, Tunstall". thepotteries.org.
  5. "Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2009-05-11.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  7. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  8. "The Right Rev L. M. Charles-Edwards Former Bishop of Worcester". The Times (61670). London. 22 October 1983. col G.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
William Wilson Cash		 Bishop of Worcester
1956 – 1970		 Succeeded by
Robert Wilmer Woods
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