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Mervyn Charles-Edwards

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 ordinationatLichfield Theological College followed by a curacyatChrist 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 incumbenciesatMarchington and Market Drayton before becoming rural deanofHodnet then Newark.^[7]AnHonorary Chaplain to the King, he was VicarofSt 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 (atSt 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]Asub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem^[11] he died on 20 October 1983.^[12] Mervyn fathered two children, David and Jill.

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