Charles Grierson

Charles Thornton Primrose Grierson was an eminent Irish clergyman in the first third of the 20th century.^[2] Gaining an MA, then ordained in 1881,^[3] he began his career with a curacy at Kells, after which he was Rector of Stradbally^[4] and then Seapatrick, County Down. Promotion to be Dean of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast followed;^[5] after which he was elevated to the episcopate as the Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore. Works. He contributed to the monumental "Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels" 1908 edited by Hastings. ^[6]

The Right Reverend Charles Grierson
Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore
In office	1919–1934
Other post(s)	Dean of Belfast (1911–1919)
Personal details
Born	(1857-04-11)11 April 1857
Died	9 July 1935(1935-07-09) (aged 78)^[1]
Denomination	Church of Ireland
Spouse	Blanche Caldwell née Bloomfield
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin

References

1. The Times, Friday, Jul 12, 1935; pg. 16; Issue 47114; col E Obituary Rt Rev. Charles Thornton Primrose Grierson
2. “A New History of Ireland” Moody,T.M;Martin,F.X;Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,F:Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
3. “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
4. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Kelly’s, 1913
5. Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 428.
6. Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

External links

• "Down and Connor and Dromore, Bishop of" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 67  – via Wikisource.

Religious titles
Preceded by John Robinson	Dean of Belfast 1911–1919	Succeeded by Thomas Collins
Preceded by Charles D'Arcy	Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore 1919–1934	Succeeded by John MacNeice