Herbert Edward Ryle

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Herbert Edward Ryle

Herbert Edward Ryle
Religion	Church of England
Senior posting
Based in	England
Title	Dean of Westminster
Period in office	1901-1925
Predecessor	Joseph Armitage Robinson
Successor	William Foxley Norris
Previous post	Bishop of Exeter, Bishop of Winchester
Personal
Date of birth	1856
Place of birth
Date of death	1925

Herbert Edward Ryle (1856–1925), 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 1886–1886	Succeeded by Charles Gresford Edmondes
Religious titles
Preceded by Edward Henry Bickerseth	Bishop of Exeter 1900–1903	Succeeded by Archibald Robertson
Preceded by Randall Thomas Davidson	Bishop of Winchester 1903–1911	Succeeded by Edward Stuart Talbot
Preceded by Joseph Armitage Robinson	Dean of Westminster 1911–1925	Succeeded by William Foxley Norris