William Edward Meade (24 February 1832 – 12 October 1912) was [ 1] a Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross .[ 2] [ 3]
Born in county Cork, where his father William was a clergyman, he attended school in Midleton and then university at Trinity College, Dublin ,[ 4] becoming a Scholar in 1856, and earning BA in mathematics 1857, and MA in 1860. He was ordained in 1863.[ 5] In 1873 he became a Bachelor (BD) and a Doctor of Divinity (DD).[ 6]
He was Rector of Ardtrea and then Archdeacon of Armagh from 1885[ 7] until his elevation to the episcopate in 1893.[ 8]
He married Mary Ferrier, the daughter of Fleetwood Churchill of Dublin.[citation needed ]
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References
^ "The Bishop Of Cork". The Times . No. 40029. 14 October 1912. p. 9, col E.
^ Cork Anglican Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ "A New History of Ireland", Moody, T.M.; Martin, F.X.; Byrne, F.J.; Cosgrove, F.: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black , 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
^ Church and Parish Records of the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross
^ The Dublin University calendar 1972-73 Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin: Supplement page 81
^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co., 1889.
^ "Handbook of British Chronology", By Fryde, E.B.;. Greenway, D.E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I.: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press , 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X , 9780521563505
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