Charles Grierson

The Rt Rev Charles Thornton Primrose Grierson MA
Dean of Belfast
In office 1911–1919
Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore
In office 1919–1934
Personal details
Born	11 April 1857
Died	9 July 1935 [1]
Nationality	Irish
Spouse(s)	Blanche Caldwell née Bloomfield
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin
Religion	Church of Ireland

Charles Thornton Primrose Grierson was an eminent Irish clergyman in the first third of the 20th century^[2]
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 after which he was elevated to the Episcopate as the 8th Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore ^[5].

Notes

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 0198217455
3. ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
4. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Kelly’s, 1913
5. ^ 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.

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

Persondata
Name	Grierson, Charles Thornton Primrose
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Date of birth	11 April 1857
Place of birth
Date of death	9 July 1935
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