Alongside Sydney's John Wright on 24 August 1909: consecration of the Rev. Charles James Ferguson-Davie (1872-1963), SPG missionary at Rawalpindi, at St Paul's Cathedral London, to be first Bishop of Singapore. #anglican #116years A new diocese, separated from the Diocese of Labuan and Sarawak.
24 August 1909: consecration of the Ven. John Charles Wright (1861-1933), Archdeacon of Manchester and Rector of St George’s Hulme, at St Paul's Cathedral London, to be second Archbishop of Sydney (fifth diocesan). No.54 in the Australian episcopate. #anglican #116years Sermon extract:
24 August 1909: only eight months after the foundation stone was laid, the completed first portion of Holy Trinity Cathedral at Wangaratta (at a cost of £5,000) was licensed and dedicated, Archbishop Henry Lowther Clarke (Melbourne) preaching before a congregation of 650. #anglican #116years
17 August 1909: birth (Peterborough SA - although it was still called Peterburg back then!) of Robert Gordon Arthur, sixth Bishop of Grafton 1961-1973 (second Australian-born). Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn 1956-1961. #anglican #116years 🎂
31 July 1909: birth (Armidale NSW) of David Arthur Garnsey, fifth Bishop of Gippsland 1959-1974. Rhodes Scholar; Headmaster at Canberra Grammar School 1948-1958. #anglican #116years Obiit 14 July 1996. No longer our only bishop born in the Diocese of Armidale (joined by +Rod Chiswell 2021).
19 July 1909: birth (Chester-le-Street UK) of Leslie Rule Wilson; serving at Holy Cross Geraldton from 1960. When it become the Cathedral of the Diocese of North West Australia in 1964, he became the first Dean. #anglican #116years Obiit 29 December 1991.
1 June 1909: birth (Menangle NSW) of Ernest Eric Hawkey, sixth Bishop of Carpentaria 1968-1974. Canon Residentiary at St John's Cathedral Brisbane 1962-1968. Also ABM Organising Secretary in QLD for 20 years. #anglican #116years Alumnus of Trinity Grammar School, and Moore Theological College.
14 May 1909: birth (Heidelberg VIC) of John David McKie, Assistant Bishop and Archdeacon of Melbourne 1946-1960. #anglican #116years Obiit 30 March 1994. Vicar
at St John the Baptist Berkswell 1960-1966, then Great and Little Packington 1966-1981. Assistant Bishop in Coventry.
27 April 1909: death of the Rev. Canon Alberto Dias Soares, aged 78. A registrar; an honorary diocesan architect; Rector of Queanbeyan for 20 years; significant figure in the early years of the Diocese of Goulburn: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/so... #anglican #116years
19 April 1909: Bishop Charles Camidge (Bathurst) becomes Acting Primate of Australia, following the death of Archbishop William Saumarez Smith. Camidge was the most senior bishop by date of consecration, and filled the role diligently for the next 12 months. #anglican #116years
18 April 1909: death of the Most Revd William Saumarez Smith, from 1890 fourth Bishop, and (1897) first Archbishop, of Sydney. Third Primate of the Church of England in Australia. #anglican #116years Buried in Sydney (Waverley Cemetery), a first for a Sydney bishop.
1 April 1909: installation of the Very Rev. Cyril Henry Golding-Bird (1874-1955), previously Dean of the Falkland Islands, at Christ Church Cathedral, as third Dean of Newcastle (and 23rd Australian Dean). #anglican #116years A future Bishop of Kalgoorlie, and Bishop of Mauritius.
25 March 1909: consecration of William Robert Mounsey (1867-1952), at Lambeth Palace Chapel, to be fourth Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak, in which role he served until 1916. #anglican #116years Note the Australian connection with St James' King Street and Christ Church St Laurence (Sydney).
19 February 1909: dedication and consecration of the Church of St John the Baptist, Kalgoorlie. #anglican #116years Then and now part of the Diocese of Perth; also served as Cathedral of the Diocese of Kalgoorlie 1914-1973.
7 February 1909: the Rt Revd George Dowglass Halford (1865-1948) installed and enthroned in St Paul's Cathedral as second Bishop of Rockhampton. #anglican #116years Archbishop Donaldson (Brisbane) preached. The first bishop consecrated in Queensland.
2 February 1909: consecration of the Rev. George Dowglass Halford (1865-1948), at St Luke's Pro-Cathedral, Brisbane, to succeed Nathaniel Dawes as second Bishop of Rockhampton. #anglican #116years The first episcopal consecration to take place in Queensland.
