Christopher Barlow
Christopher George Barlow | |
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 Christopher George Barlow | |
| Born | 9 December 1858 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 30 August 1915 (aged 56) Cooma, NSW, Australia |
Christopher George Barlow (9 December 1858 – 30 August 1915) was an Anglican bishop in Australia. He was a Bishop of North Queensland and a Bishop of Goulburn.[1][2][3]
Early life
Barlow was born in Dublin[4] and educated at Blackrock College before going into his stepfather's business.[5] Later he went to Australia to be Secretary to his friend George Henry Stanton, the first Anglican Bishop of North Queensland.[6]
Religious life
Ordained deacon in 1881[7] his first position was as a curate at Mackay.[8] After he was ordained priest in 1882, he held incumbencies at St Paul's, Charters Towers 1882–1885, and at St James's Pro-Cathedral,[9] Townsville 1886–1891.[10] He was a missionary priest 1885–1886, and was in 1887 made honorary Canon, before succeeding Stanton as Bishop of North Queensland in 1891.[11][12] He received the degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) the same year, after he was nominated bishop.
Barlow was consecrated an Anglican bishop on 25 July 1891. He was translated[13] to Goulburn in 1902, with his election on 28 January[14] and installation on 23 April. He established a short-lived theological college, the Clergy Training College, Goulburn, in 1906.[15]
Later life
Barlow died on 30 August 1915, shortly after retiring on 31 March, and is buried at Mulwaree.[16][17]
Legacy
A street in Townsville is named in his memory.[18]
References
- ^ "Goulburn history archives" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Janus". Janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "A Goodly Heritage : a History of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. Christopher George Barlow, third Bishop of Goulburn, 1902–1915." The Southern Churchman. Vol.60, August 1962. pp.4–5
- ^ "Barlow family history". Barlowgenealogy.com. 22 November 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Thorn, Barbara. "ADB on-line". Adbonline.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ Who was Who 1987–1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "The History of the Church of England in Queensland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Cathedral history". Stjamescathedral.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Project Canterbury". Anglicanhistory.org. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times Wednesday, 4 March 1891; pg. 9; Issue 33263; col F
- ^ "Anglican History". Anglican History. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times Thursday, 30 January 1902; pg. 6; Issue 36678; col B
- ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: Christopher George Barlow". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, 1 Sep 1915; pg. 1; Issue 40948; col B Death of the Bishop of Goulburn
- ^ "Mulwaree General Cemetery Master Plan" (PDF). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
- ^ "The origins of Townville Street names" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2009.
Further reading
- Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
External links
Media related to Christopher George Barlow at Wikimedia Commons
