Donald Blackwood

Donald Burns Blackwood MC^[1] (3 November 1884 – 25 June 1967) was the third Bishop of Gippsland from 1942 to 1955.^[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. In 1929 he was appointed Archdeacon of Hobart,^[7] a position he held until his ordination to the episcopate.

References

1. Tasmanian Times
2. Diocesan history
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 October 10, 2014.
7. Holy Trinity Hobart