John Harmer (bishop)

John Reginald Harmer (11 August 1857 – 9 March 1944)[1] was a long-serving[3] Anglican bishop who served in two dioceses.[4][5]

John Harmer
Bishop of Rochester
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Rochester
In office1905–1930
PredecessorEdward Talbot
SuccessorLinton Smith
Other postsBishop of Adelaide (1895–1905)
Orders
Ordination1884
Consecration23 May 1895, Westminster Abbey
Personal details
Born(1856-08-11)11 August 1856
Died9 March 1944(1944-03-09) (aged 87)
Instow, Devon
BuriedRochester Cathedral
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceBishop's Court, Adelaide
1895–1905
Bishopscourt, Rochester
1905–1930
ParentsGeorge Harmer
& Kate Kitching
SpouseMary Cocks[1]
Childrenat least one daughter[2]
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge

Early life

Harmer was born into a clerical family (his parents were George Harmer, Vicar of Maisemore,[1] and Kate, née Kitching)[2] and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge.[6] Ordained priest in 1884, he was a curate at Monkwearmouth[7] before becoming Vice-Principal of the Clergy Training School in Cambridge.[8]

From 1892, he was Dean of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge before appointment to the colonial episcopate[9] with his election as Bishop of Adelaide in March 1895.[2][10] He was consecrated a bishop in Westminster Abbey and 23 May and was enthroned at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide on 4 July 1895.[2] In 1905, he was translated back to England when he was elected Bishop of Rochester.[11] He was enthroned at Rochester Cathedral in July 1905[2] and served for a quarter of a century before his retirement in 1930.[12]

He was an active English and Australian Freemason, initiated in St Alban's Lodge in Adelaide, and later transferring his membership to England.[13]

Harmer died at Marine Cottage, Instow, and was buried at Rochester Cathedral. His portraits remain at his former official residences of Bishop's Court, Adelaide and Bishopscourt, Rochester.[2]

References
  1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 3, page 3676.
  2. Australian Dictionary of Biography
  3. Bromley Parish Archived 14 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Sydney Diocesan Directory 1915 Archived 30 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Harmer family website
  6. The Times, 25 March 1881; p. 10, "The Cambridge Classical Tripos. Cambridge, 24 March"
  7. The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, Hamilton & Co, 1889
  8. Who was Who 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  9. "The Story of the Church in Australia" Symonds,E London, SPCK, 1898
  10. The Times, Friday, 22 Mar 1895; pg. 11; Issue 34531; col F Ecclesiastical Intelligence.New Bishop of Adelaide
  11. National Archives
  12. See Of Rochester Resignation Of The Bishop The Times Thursday, 29 May 1930; pg. 16; Issue 45525; col F
  13. Horsley (The Rev'd Canon), JW (1906). "Notes on the Grand Chaplains of England". Ars Quatuor Coronatorum. 19. London: Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle Ltd. p. 195.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
George Kennion		 Bishop of Adelaide
1895–1905		 Succeeded by
Nutter Thomas
Preceded by
Edward Talbot		 Bishop of Rochester
1905–1930		 Succeeded by
Linton Smith
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