VENN (as Zachariah Pearce): Full Text:
Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, June 8, 1710. S. of Thomas, of London, distiller in Holborn. School, Westminster. ' Matric. 1710; Scholar, 1711; B.A. 1713-4; M.A. 1717; Fellow, 1716. D.D. (Lambeth). Ord. deacon (Ely) Dec. 22, 1717; priest, June 8, 1718. Chaplain to Lord Chancellor Macclesfield. R. of Stapleford Abbotts, Essex, 1719-22. F.R.S., 1720. R. of St Bartholomew, Royal Exchange, 1720-4. Chaplain to the King, 1721-39. R. of St Martin-in-the-Fields, 1724-56. Dean of Winchester, 1739. Bishop of Bangor, 1748. Bishop of Rochester, 1756-74. Dean of Westminster, 1756-68. Author, theological and classical. Died at Ealing, Middlesex, June 29, 1774, aged 84. Buried in Bromley Church. (D.N.B.; Al. Westmon., 253.).
SEE OXFORD DNB (as Zachary Pearce), 1690-1774, Bishop of Rochester.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | Subsc | Pearce, Zacharias | / | View | |
| 1717 | Ordi(ordination) | Pearce, Zacharias | / | deacon | View |
| 1718 | Subsc | Pearce, Zacharias | / | View | |
| 1718 | Ordi(ordination) | Pearce, Zacharias | / | priest | View |
| 1719 | Appt(Institution) | Pearce, Zacharias | Stapleford Abbotts / | Rector | View |
| 1719 | Subsc | Pearce, Zacharias | Stapleford Abbats / | Rector | View |
| 1720 | Subsc | Pearce, Zacharias | St Bartholemew by the Exchange / | Rector | View |
| 1720 | Vac(cession) | Pearce, Zacharias | Stapleford Abbotts / | Rector | View |
| 1720 | Appt(Institution) | Pearce, Zacharias | St Bartholemew by the Exchange / | Rector | View |
| 1724 | Subsc | Pearce, Zacharias | St Martin in the Fields / | Vicar | View |
| 1724 | Appt(Institution) | Pearce, Zacharias | St Martin in the Fields / | Vicar | View |
| 1748 | Vac(Promotion) | Pearce, Zachary | Winchester Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1756 | Vac(translation) | Pearce, Zachary | St Martin in the Fields / | Vicar | View |
| 1757 | Appt(election) | Pearce, Zachary | Rochester Diocese / Bishop | Bishop | View |
| 1774 | Vac(Death) | Pearce, Zachary | Rochester / | Bishop | View |