ENSIKLOPEDIA Cari Tekan Enter untuk memulai pencarian cepat. Kembali ke Ensiklopedia Arsip Wikipedia Indonesia Eric Mercer Eric MercerBritish bishop (1917–2003) Christianity portal Eric Arthur John Mercer (6 December 1917 – 8 November 2003) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England. He was the first Bishop of Birkenhead from 1965 to 1973 and, from then until his retirement, the Bishop of Exeter.[1] Mercer was educated at Dover Grammar School for Boys[2] and Kelham Theological College. After wartime service with the Sherwood Foresters he began his ordained ministry as a curate at Coppenhall. In 1951 he was appointed priest in charge of Heald Green and then became rector of St Thomas' Church, Stockport[3] and, from 1959 (his final appointment before his ordination to the episcopate), the Diocese of Chester's diocesan missioner.[4] In 1973 he was translated to be the Bishop of Exeter.[5] He died in retirement, at Chilmark, Wiltshire, aged 85. References ↑ "Ecclesiastical News: Consecration Of Two Bishops Suffragan", The Times, 3 November 1965, p14. ↑ Who's Who 1970 London, A & C Black, 1971 ISBN 0-7136-1140-5 ↑ Photo of church ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X ↑ The Times, 30 August 1973, p14, "Bishops named for Exeter and Hereford" Church of England titles New titleInaugural appointment Bishop of Birkenhead 1965 – 1973 Succeeded byRonald Brown Preceded byRobert Cecil Mortimer Bishop of Exeter 1973 – 1985 Succeeded byHewlett Thompson vteBishops of Birkenhead Eric Mercer Ronald Brown Michael Langrish David Urquhart Keith Sinclair Julie Conalty vteBishops of ExeterBishops of Crediton Werstan (bishop at Tawton) Putta (bishop at Tawton) Eadwulf Æthelgar Ælfwold I Sideman Ælfric Ælfwold II Ælfwold III Eadnoth Lyfing of Winchester Leofric see translated to Exeter High Medieval Leofric Osbern FitzOsbern William Warelwast Robert Warelwast Robert of Chichester Bartholomew Iscanus John the Chanter Henry Marshal Simon of Apulia William Briwere Richard Blund Walter Branscombe Peter Quinel Thomas Bitton Late Medieval Walter de Stapledon James Berkeley John Godeley John Grandisson Thomas de Brantingham Edmund Stafford John Catterick Edmund Lacey John Hales George Neville John Booth Peter Courtenay Richard Foxe Oliver King Richard Redman Early modern John Arundel Hugh Oldham John Vesey Myles Coverdale John Vesey James Turberville William Alley William Bradbridge John Woolton Gervase Babington William Cotton Valentine Cary Joseph Hall Ralph Brownrigg Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) John Gauden Seth Ward Anthony Sparrow Thomas Lamplugh Sir Jonathan Trelawney Bt Ofspring Blackall Lancelot Blackburne Stephen Weston Nicholas Clagett George Lavington Frederick Keppel John Ross William Buller Reginald Courtenay Late modern John Fisher George Pelham William Carey Christopher Bethell Henry Phillpotts Frederick Temple Edward Bickersteth Herbert Edward Ryle Archibald Robertson Lord William Cecil Charles Curzon Robert Mortimer Eric Mercer Hewlett Thompson Michael Langrish John Ford (acting) Nick McKinnel (acting) Robert Atwell Mike Harrison Authority control databases InternationalISNINationalUnited States This article about a Church of England bishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte
