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Lewis Evan Meredith (1900 - 1968 [1] ) was an Anglican bishop, the seventh Suffragan Bishop of Dover in the modern era. [2]

Educated at Lancing College and Trinity College, Cambridge, [3] he was ordained in 1923 and began his career with a curacy at Oswestry. From 1927 to 1931 he was a Minor Canon at Canterbury Cathedral and then held incumbencies at Wath-on-Dearne and Bognor Regis. [4] Following this he was Rural Dean of Eastbourne before ascending to the Episcopate, a post he held for 7 years. In retirement he continued to serve the church as an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Gloucester.

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  1. Obituary- Rt Rev L. E. Meredith Former Bishop of Dover The Times Saturday, 6 Jan 1968; pg. 8; Issue 57142; col G
  2. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  3. Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN   0-7136-3457-X
  4. The Clergy of the People of Bognor: Lewis Evan Meredith
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Dover
1957 1964
Succeeded by



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