Herbert Edward Ryle

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Herbert Edward Ryle (18561925), was a distinguished Old Testament scholar. He was the son of John Charles Ryle, the first Bishop of Liverpool.

He was made Bishop of Exeter in 1901, in 1903 Bishop of Winchester and in 1911 Dean of Westminster. Between 1886 and 1888, he was Principal of St. David's University College, now the University of Wales, Lampeter.

Honorary Titles
Preceded by
Francis John Jayne
Principal of St David's College
18861886
Succeeded by
Charles Gresford Edmondes
Religious Posts
Preceded by
Edward Henry Bickerseth
Bishop of Exeter
19001903
Succeeded by
Archibald Robertson
Preceded by
Randall Thomas Davidson
Bishop of Winchester
19031911
Succeeded by
Edward Stuart Talbot