Conrad Meyer | |
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| Bishop of Dorchester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| In office | 1979–1990 (ret.) |
| Predecessor | Peter Walker |
| Successor | Anthony Russell |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | CofE: 1948 (deacon); 1949 (priest) RC: 1995 (priest) by Frederick Cockin (CofE Bristol) Christopher Budd (RC Plymouth) |
| Consecration | CofE: 1979 by Donald Coggan (Canterbury) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1922 |
| Died | 23 July 2011 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination |
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| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Conrad John Eustace Meyer (2 July 1922[1] – 23 July 2011) was an English Catholic priest and a former Church of England bishop.[2][3]
Meyer was the son of William Eustace Meyer.[1] He was educated at Clifton College[4] and Pembroke College, Cambridge. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He was made deacon in Advent 1948 (19 December)[5] and ordained priest the following Advent (18 December 1949) — both times by Frederick Cockin, Bishop of Bristol, at Bristol Cathedral.[6] His first ordained ministry positions were curacies at Ashton Gate and Kenwyn. He was vicar of Devoran from 1954 to 1964. From 1969 to 1979 he was Archdeacon of Bodmin.[1] On 25 January 1979, he was consecrated a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey;[7] to serve as Bishop suffragan of Dorchester, a position that he held until 1987; he became the first area bishop in 1984 when the diocese's area scheme was erected.[8] From 1990 to 1994 he was an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Truro.[1]
In February 1994, Meyer announced his decision to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church;[9] in September 1994, Meyer became a Roman Catholic[10] and in June 1995 he was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest by Christopher Budd, Roman Catholic Bishop of Plymouth, at Buckfast Abbey.[11][1] In 2009 he was made a monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI.[12]