Christopher George Barlow
Christopher George Barlow
Born(1858-12-09)9 December 1858
Dublin, Ireland
Died30 August 1915(1915-08-30) (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

  1. ↑ "Goulburn history archives" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Janus". Janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "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
  4. ↑ "Barlow family history". Barlowgenealogy.com. 22 November 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Thorn, Barbara. "ADB on-line". Adbonline.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  7. ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  8. ↑ Who was Who 1987–1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  9. ↑ "The History of the Church of England in Queensland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Cathedral history". Stjamescathedral.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Project Canterbury". Anglicanhistory.org. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  12. ↑ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times Wednesday, 4 March 1891; pg. 9; Issue 33263; col F
  13. ↑ "Anglican History". Anglican History. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  14. ↑ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times Thursday, 30 January 1902; pg. 6; Issue 36678; col B
  15. ↑ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: Christopher George Barlow". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  16. ↑ The Times, Wednesday, 1 Sep 1915; pg. 1; Issue 40948; col B Death of the Bishop of Goulburn
  17. ↑ "Mulwaree General Cemetery Master Plan" (PDF). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
  18. ↑ "The origins of Townville Street names" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2009.

Further reading

Media related to Christopher George Barlow at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.