Edward Grey, D.D. (25 March 1782 – 1837) was an

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who served in the

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as the Bishop of Hereford from 1832 to 1837. Grey was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He held livings at St Mary,

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and St Botolph Bishopsgate. He was

Dean of Hereford The Dean of Hereford is the head (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Hereford Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of Blessed Virgin Mary and St Eth ...

from 1830 to 1832; and a

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from 1833. He was nominated to become Bishop of Hereford by

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on 4 May 1832 and consecrated as a bishop on 20 May 1832. He died in office in 1837 — on 24 June''fasti ecclesiae Anglicane'' 1854, Vol. 1: Bishops of Hereford, p. 474 (WikiSource)
/ref> or 27 June or 24 July. He was a younger son of

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; he was therefore entitled, from 1801 onwards, to the style ''

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''.The Peerage – Edward Grey
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1782 births 1837 deaths 19th-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Hereford Edward Younger sons of earls {{churchofEngland-bishop-stub