Eric Mercer

Eric Arthur John Mercer (6 December 1917 – 8 November 2003) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England. He was the first Bishop of Birkenhead from 1965 to 1973 and, from then until his retirement, the Bishop of Exeter.^[1]

Mercer was educated at Dover Grammar School for Boys^[2] and Kelham Theological College. After wartime service with the Sherwood Foresters he began his ordained ministry as a curate at Coppenhall. In 1951 he was appointed priest in charge of Heald Green and then became rector of St Thomas' Church, Stockport^[3] and, from 1959 (his final appointment before his ordination to the episcopate), the Diocese of Chester's diocesan missioner.^[4] In 1973 he was translated to be the Bishop of Exeter.^[5] He died in retirement, at Chilmark, Wiltshire, aged 85.

References

↑ "Ecclesiastical News: Consecration Of Two Bishops Suffragan", The Times, 3 November 1965, p14.
↑ Who's Who 1970 London, A & C Black, 1971 ISBN 0-7136-1140-5
↑ Photo of church
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ The Times, 30 August 1973, p14, "Bishops named for Exeter and Hereford"

Church of England titles
New title Inaugural appointment	Bishop of Birkenhead 1965 – 1973	Succeeded by Ronald Brown
Preceded by Robert Cecil Mortimer	Bishop of Exeter 1973 – 1985	Succeeded by Hewlett Thompson

Bishops of Birkenhead

Eric Mercer Ronald Brown Michael Langrish David Urquhart Keith Sinclair

Bishops of Exeter

Bishops of Crediton	Werstan (bishop at Tawton) Putta (bishop at Tawton) Eadwulf Æthelgar Ælfwold I Sideman Ælfric Ælfwold II Ælfwold III Eadnoth Lyfing of Winchester Leofric see translated to Exeter

High Medieval	Leofric Osbern FitzOsbern William Warelwast Robert Warelwast Robert of Chichester Bartholomew Iscanus John the Chanter Henry Marshal Simon of Apulia William Briwere Richard Blund Walter Branscombe Peter Quinel Thomas Bitton

Late Medieval	Walter de Stapledon James Berkeley John Godeley John Grandisson Thomas de Brantingham Edmund Stafford John Catterick Edmund Lacey John Hales George Neville John Booth Peter Courtenay Richard Foxe Oliver King Richard Redman

Early modern	John Arundel Hugh Oldham John Vesey Myles Coverdale John Vesey James Turberville William Alley William Bradbridge John Woolton Gervase Babington William Cotton Valentine Cary Joseph Hall Ralph Brownrigg John Gauden Seth Ward Anthony Sparrow Thomas Lamplugh Sir Jonathan Trelawney Bt Ofspring Blackall Lancelot Blackburne Stephen Weston Nicholas Clagett George Lavington Frederick Keppel John Ross William Buller Reginald Courtenay

Late modern	John Fisher George Pelham William Carey Christopher Bethell Henry Phillpotts Frederick Temple Edward Bickersteth Herbert Edward Ryle Archibald Robertson Lord William Cecil Charles Curzon Robert Mortimer Eric Mercer Hewlett Thompson Michael Langrish John Ford (acting) Nick McKinnel (acting) Robert Atwell

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 56137355

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