Ernest Pearce

Ernest Harold Pearce CBE TD (23 July 1865 – 28 October 1930) was an Anglican bishop, the 106th bishop of Worcester from 1919 until his death.^[1]

The Right Reverend Ernest Pearce CBE TD
Bishop of Worcester
Pearce in 1916
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Worcester
In office	1919 to 1931
Predecessor	Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs
Successor	Arthur Perowne
Previous post(s)	Canon of Westminster Abbey (1911–1919)
Orders
Ordination	1890
Consecration	24 February 1919
Personal details
Born	Ernest Harold Pearce 23 July 1865
Died	28 October 1930(1930-10-28) (aged 65)
Denomination	Anglicanism
Alma mater	Peterhouse, Cambridge

Biography

He was born on 23 July 1865 and was educated at Christ's Hospital and Peterhouse, Cambridge.^[2]

Ordained priest in 1890 he was firstly an assistant master and school chaplain at Christ's Hospital.^[3] An eminent scholar, he was Professor of Biblical History at Queen's College, London^[4] until 1905 when he became Rector of Christ Church Greyfriars in the City of London. In 1911, he was appointed a canon of Westminster Abbey. He then served as treasurer (1912–1916), Archdeacon of Westminster (1916–1918), and sub-dean (1918–1919).^[5]

He was subsequently elevated to the See of Worcester.^[6] He was consecrated on 24 February 1919.^[5] A cleric whose efficiency, powers of rapid work and precision of thought were respected throughout the church,^[7] he died suddenly on 28 October 1930, aged 65.^{[citation needed]}

Works

• The Annals of Christ's Hospital, 1901
• The Book of God's Kingdom, 1902
• The Sons of the Clergy, 1904
• English Christianity in its Beginnings, 1908
• The Laws of the Earliest Gospel, 1913
• William de Colchester, 1915
• The Monks of Westminster, 1916
• The Royal Hospitals at Church, 1925
• The Register of Thomas de Cobham, 1317-1327, 1930