Rodney Eden
George Rodney Eden (called Rodney;[1][2] 9 September 1853 – 7 January 1940) was an Anglican bishop, Bishop of Dover (a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Canterbury)[3] and then Bishop of Wakefield (diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Wakefield).[4]
He was born in Sunderland,[5] the son of John Patrick Eden, Rector of Sedgefield and an honorary canon of Durham Cathedral;[5][6] they were descended from Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet (of West Auckland). He was educated at Reading School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[7] He began his ecclesiastical career as Chaplain to Joseph Lightfoot, Bishop of Durham. After being Vicar at Bishop Auckland (where the Bishop of Durham lives) — in latter years he was also Rural Dean[5] — he began what his Times obituary described as "nearly forty years of quiet but efficient service to the episcopate".[8] While serving as Bishop suffragan of Dover in the Diocese of Canterbury, he was also Archdeacon of Canterbury and (therefore) a canon residentiary of Canterbury Cathedral; he was translated to Wakefield in 1897, where he was the diocesan bishop until his retirement in 1928.[5] He served as Chair of the Education Committee of the Church of England National Assembly. He died at Harpenden and was buried at Great Haseley.[7]
His daughter Dorothy — herself mentioned in dispatches during World War I[8] — married a clergyman, Clement Ricketts, who became Bishop of Dunwich.
References
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- ↑ The Times, Saturday, 23 August 1890; pg. 6; Issue 33098; col D New Bishop of Dover
- ↑ The Times, Friday, 5 November 1897; pg. 12; Issue 35353; col C Ecclesiastical Intelligence Enthronement of the Bishop of Wakefield
- 1 2 3 4 Eden, George Rodney. Who Was Who. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Durham Record Office — Index to obituaries in the 'Durham Directory' (Accessed 29 April 2016)
- 1 2 "Eden, George Rodney (EDN872GR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- 1 2 The Times, Monday, 8 January 1940; pg. 9; Issue 48507; col D Obituary The Rt Rev GH Eden
Sources
- Taylor, Kate. Wakefield Diocese (2012)
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| Preceded by Edward Parry |
Bishop of Dover 1890–1897 |
Succeeded by William Walsh |
| Preceded by Walsham How |
Bishop of Wakefield 1897–1928 |
Succeeded by James Seaton |
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