#143Years

3 September 1882: the Rt Revd Charles Henry Bromby (1814-1907) resigns after 17 years as 2nd Bishop of Tasmania #anglican #143years Returned to the UK to be Vicar of St Chad's Montford with St Mary's Shrawardine and Asst. to the Bishop of Lichfield. Bio: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/br...

26 August 1882: birth (Singleton NSW) of Fortescue Leo Ash, fourth (and first Australian-born) Bishop of Rockhampton 1928-1946. #anglican #143years He worked in the Diocese of North Queensland, and then at Warwick (QLD), before consecration. Obiit 22 April 1956.

15 August 1882: birth (Southsea, Hampshire) of Donald Baker, third Bishop of Bendigo 1920-1938. Principal at Ridley College 1938-1953; Archdeacon of Geelong 1938-1959. Rector of St George's Hobart 1913-1920. #anglican #143years Obiit 19 June 1968.

So many experts on 'what Australians want' - and not a single one of them ever elected #94Seats #143Years

6 April 1882: death of the Rt Revd Frederic Barker, aged 74. Bishop of Sydney and Metropolitan from 1854; first Primate of Australia from 1872. A key figure in the early history of the Australian church #anglican #143years Commemorated at Barker College. Bio: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ba...