Henry Newton (bishop)
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Henry Newton (5 January 1866 – 25 September 1947) was an Anglican colonial bishop who served two Southern Hemisphere dioceses in the first half of the 20th century.[1]
He was educated at St. Paul's College, Sydney and Merton College, Oxford.[2] Ordained in 1891,[3] after a curacy at St John’s, Hackney[4] he emigrated to the Antipodes where he became Priest at Esk, Queensland[5] and then a missionary in New Guinea. From 1915 to 1922 he was the second Bishop of Carpentaria. Translated to New Guinea in 1922, he retired in 1936.
References
- ↑ The Times, Saturday, Sep 27, 1947; pg. 4; Issue 50877; col G Obituary The Rt Rev H.Newton
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
- ↑ Church website
- ↑ Project Canterbury
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Carpentaria 1915–1922 |
Succeeded by Stephen Harris Davies |
| Preceded by | Bishop of New Guinea 1922–1936 |
Succeeded by Philip Strong |
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