Donald Burns Blackwood MC[1] (3 November 1884 – 25 June 1967) was the third bishop of Gippsland from 1942 to 1954.[2][3]

Blackwood was educated at the University of Tasmania and ordained in 1908.[4][5] From 1912 to 1920 he was a chaplain in the Australian Armed Forces.[6] Later he held incumbencies at Latrobe and Cressy. Whilst incumbent of Cressy (1921-24), he was also Warden of St Wilfrid's Theological College, Cressy.[7] In 1929 he was appointed Archdeacon of Hobart,[8] a position he held until his ordination to the episcopate.

References

  1. ↑ Tasmanian Times
  2. ↑ Diocesan history Archived September 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ The Times, 28 April 1942; p3, "New Bishop Of Gippsland"
  4. ↑ Who was Who, 1897-2007, London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  5. ↑ The Clergy List, London, Kelly’s, 1913
  6. ↑ "Donald Burns Blackwood – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Anglican History" (PDF). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Holy Trinity Hobart


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