Alfred Earle (bishop)
Alfred Earle[1] (1827 – 28 December 1918) was the Bishop of Marlborough from 1888 to 1900.[2][3]
He was born the son of surgeon Henry Earle and was educated at Eton College and Hertford College, Oxford.
He was ordained in 1858 and was a curate of St Edmund's Salisbury and then rector of Monkton Farleigh before becoming vicar of Alvington.[4] He then had 15 years in Totnes, where he also became a rural dean and, from 1872 to 1888, the Archdeacon of Totnes.[5] After his time as Bishop of Marlborough[6] he became the Dean of Exeter until his death.
References
- ↑ The Times, 28 January 1888, p. 11, "University Intelligence: The degree of DD has been conferred on the Ven Alfred Earle"
- ↑ "The New Suffragan Bishop Of London". The Times, 9 January 1888, p. 10
- ↑ "Suffragan Bishop of London’s stipend"
- ↑ "Some old Devon churches"
- ↑ Papers of Alfred Earle
- ↑ The Times, 25 February 1888, p. 10, "Consecration Of Suffragan Bishops"
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Preceded by John Downall |
Archdeacon of Totnes 1872 – 1887 |
Succeeded by Charles Thomas Wilkinson |
Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Bishop of Marlborough 1888 – 1900 |
Succeeded by In abeyance |
Preceded by Benjamin Morgan Cowie |
Dean of Exeter 1900 – 1918 |
Succeeded by Henry Reginald Gamble |
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