| 词条 | Edward Mercer |
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BiographyMercer was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, the son of a minister, and educated at Rossall School and Lincoln College, Oxford. Ordained by the Bishop of Durham in 1880, his first post was as a curate at Tanfield, Durham, followed by a year at Penshaw. He was then Chaplain/Missioner at his old school before two Manchester incumbencies at Angel Meadow and Gorton.[3][4] Nearly all his work during his early years was in poor, working-class parishes, and he took a great interest in social work, including work to improve living conditions in Manchester.[3] He was appointed Bishop of Tasmania in May 1902,[3] and consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury at St Paul's Cathedral on 13 July 1902.[5] He had received the honorary degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) from the University of Oxford the previous month.[6] An eminent Christian scholar,[7] on his return from the colonial episcopate he continued to serve the Church as a Canon Residentiary at Chester Cathedral and finally, from 1919 until his death, as Archdeacon of Macclesfield. He had married firstly Josephine Archdale, who died in Tasmania. He later remarried on his return to England.[8] References1. ^thepeerage.com 2. ^Crockford's clerical directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}} 3. ^1 2 {{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Ecclesiastical intelligence |day_of_week=Monday |date=5 May 1902 |page_number=12 |issue=36759| }} 4. ^St Michael, Manchester (1889-97); St James, Gorton (1897-1902) Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}} 5. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Ecclesiastical intelligence |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=15 July 1902 |page_number=7 |issue=36820| }} 6. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=University intelligence |day_of_week=Wednesday |date=28 May 1902 |page_number=12 |issue=36779| }} 7. ^Nature Mysticism {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224154501/http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/8/5/3/18539/18539.htm |date=2007-12-24 }} 8. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.utas.edu.au/lib/companion_to_tasmanian_history/M/JE%20Mercer.htm| title = John Edward Mercer| publisher = Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies| accessdate = 2012-05-02}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} External links
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