Edward Parry (bishop)

Edward Parry (bishop of Dover) (14 January 1830 – 11 April 1890) was a Bishop of Dover[1] A member of a most distinguished family[2], he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and began his ecclesiastical career as a Curate in Norham [3]. After a period as Chaplain to the Bishop of London [4]. In 1863 he became Rural Dean of Ealing and in 1869 Archdeacon of Canterbury; and the following year the 4th Suffragan Bishop of Dover, 273 years after the death of the 3rd incumbent[5]. A monument to him can be found at Canterbury Cathedral[6].

Parry's son, Frederick Sydney Parry, wrote the article about his father for the Dictionary of National Biography.

Notes

  1. ^ The Times, Wednesday, Apr 16, 1890; pg. 9; Issue 32987; col E The Late Bishop Of Dover.
  2. ^ His grandfather was an Arctic explorer and his son was Bishop of Guyana from 1900 until 1921 > “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  3. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  4. ^ F. S. Parry, ‘Parry, Edward (1830–1890)’, rev. H. C. G. Matthew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 31 Dec 2008
  5. ^ ”Faith, History and Practice of the Church of England”: Eaton,W.E: London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1957
  6. ^ Photo of monument
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In abeyance		 Bishop of Dover
1870 – 1890		 Succeeded by
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