Researching Conrad Meyer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 973 people with the Meyer surname? In that year Meyer was ranked number 2616 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Conrad means "Bold, wise counselor" and is of German origin.
Records of Conrad Meyer on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Conrad Meyer and the Meyer Genealogy
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Conrad Meyer (bishop)
Conrad John Eustace Meyer (2 July 1922 – 23 July 2011) was an English Catholic priest and a former Church of England bishop.
Meyer was the son of William Eustace Meyer. He was educated at Clifton College 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) and ordained priest the following Advent (18 December 1949) — both times by Frederick Cockin, Bishop of Bristol, at Bristol Cathedral. 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. On 25 January 1979, he was consecrated a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey; 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. From 1990 to 1994 he was an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Truro.
In February 1994, Meyer announced his decision to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church; in September 1994, Meyer became a Roman Catholic and in June 1995 he was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest by Christopher Budd, Roman Catholic Bishop of Plymouth, at Buckfast Abbey. In 2009 he was made a monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI.
Source: Conrad Meyer (bishop), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaConrad Meyer (painter)
Conrad Meyer (1618 Zürich – 1689 Zürich) was a painter, engraver, and medallist of Zürich.
He was a student of Matthäus Merian. He was successful as a painter of portrait and landscapes, but later specialized on copper engraving, producing more than a thousand works. He also produced the map of Switzerland by Conrad Gyger (1657) and a Planisphaerium Coeleste (1681).
His son Johannes Meyer (1655–1712) was also a painter and engraver.
Other names that sound a bit like Meyer
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