22 September 1883: birth (Waters Upton, Shropshire) of Stephen Harris Davies, third Bishop of Carpentaria 1922-1949, a record length of time for that diocese. Davies earned his remote experience serving as a Bush Brother out the back of Charleville (QLD) 1912-1922. #anglican #142years

12 September 1883: the Rt Revd Daniel Fox Sandford (1831-1906) installed and enthroned in St David's Cathedral, Hobart, as third Bishop of Tasmania. #anglican #142years "A red-letter day in the history of the Anglican church in this colony."

St Mark's Day (25 April) 1883: consecration of the Rev. Canon Daniel Fox Sandford (1831-1906), Rector of St John's Edinburgh, at St Paul's Cathedral London, to succeed Charles Bromby (one of his consecrators) as third Bishop of Tasmania. #anglican #142years No.22 in the Australian episcopate.

7 March 1883: the Rt Revd George Wyndham Kennion (1845-1922) installed and enthroned at St Peter's Cathedral as second Bishop of Adelaide. #anglican #142years "...the singing being wonderfully good"

9 February 1883: death of Edmund Thomas Blacket, aged 65. Diocesan architect, Colonial architect; his work can still be seen in many places. #anglican #142years Here’s his plaque at St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney, and some examples of his work (Wollombi, and Berrima, both in NSW).

The pier at Easkey, Co. Sligo was built around 1884 making it 141 years old this year. 141 years of getting battered by the Atlantic ocean.

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