Ernest Wilberforce | |
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Bishop of Chichester | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Chichester |
Installed | 1896 |
Term ended | 1907 |
Predecessor | Richard Durnford |
Successor | Charles Ridgeway |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Newcastle (1882–1896) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1864 |
Consecration | 1882 |
Personal details | |
Born | Brighstone, Isle of Wight | 22 January 1840
Died | 9 September 1907 Bembridge, Isle of Wight | (aged 67)
Buried | West Hampnett, Chichester |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Samuel Wilberforce & Emily Sargent |
Spouse | Frances Anderson (1863–70) Emily Connor (1874–1907) |
Children | 3 sons & 3 daughters (with Emily) |
Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Ernest Roland Wilberforce (22 January 1840 – 9 September 1907) was an Anglican clergyman and bishop. From 1882 to 1896 he was the first Anglican Bishop of Newcastle upon the diocese's creation, and from 1896 to 1907 he was Bishop of Chichester.