Billy Fitchett
William Alfred Robertson Fitchett (6 February 1872 – 15 August 1952) was an Anglican bishop in New Zealand. He was the Bishop of Dunedin from 1934 to 1952.[1][2]
Fitchett was born in Christchurch and his father was the Very Reverend Alfred Robertson Fitchett CMG of Dunedin. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School and Selwyn College, Cambridge.[3][4] Ordained in 1901,[5] he was curate then priest in charge of St Thomas' Wellington before being vicar of Dunstan and Roslyn. In 1915 he became the Archdeacon of Dunedin, a post he held for 19 years before being appointed its bishop.[6]
Fitchett was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935.[7]
References
- ↑ "Our History", St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin website.
- ↑ Who was Who 1897-2007, London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Otago Witness
- ↑ The Clergy List, London, Kelly’s 1913.
- ↑ "New Bishop of Dunedin", The Times, 22 February 1934, p. 13.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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