John Harmer (bishop)
| John Harmer | |
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| Bishop of Rochester | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Rochester |
| In office | 1905–1930 |
| Predecessor | Edward Talbot |
| Successor | Linton Smith |
| Other posts | Bishop of Adelaide (1895–1905) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1884 |
| Consecration | 23 May 1895, Westminster Abbey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1856 |
| Died | 9 March 1944 (aged 87) Instow, Devon |
| Buried | Rochester Cathedral |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Bishop's Court, Adelaide 1895–1905 Bishopscourt, Rochester 1905–1930 |
| Parents | George Harmer & Kate Kitching |
| Spouse | Mary Cocks |
| Children | at least one daughter |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
John Reginald Harmer (11 August 1857 – 9 March 1944) was a long-servingAnglican bishop who served in two dioceses.
Harmer was born into a clerical family (his parents were George Harmer, Vicar of Maisemore, and Kate, née Kitching) and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. Ordained priest in 1884, he was a curate at Monkwearmouth before becoming Vice-Principal of the Clergy Training School in Cambridge.
From 1892, he was Dean of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge before appointment to the colonial episcopate with his election as Bishop of Adelaide in March 1895. He was consecrated a bishop in Westminster Abbey and 23 May and was enthroned at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide on 4 July 1895. In 1905, he was translated back to England when he was elected Bishop of Rochester. He was enthroned at Rochester Cathedral in July 1905 and served for a quarter of a century before his retirement in 1930.
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.
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