Gilbert White (bishop)
Gilbert White (9 June 1859 – 1 April 1933) was an Anglican bishop who served two Australian dioceses for 25 years.
Early life
Gilbert White was born on 9 June 1859 at Rondebosch, South Africa, the son of Francis Gilbert White, clergyman, and his wife Lucy (née Gilderdale).[1]
White was educated at Fettes College and Oriel College, Oxford.[2]
Religious life
Ordained in 1883, after a curacy at Helston[3] White emigrated to Australia where he became Rector of Charters Towers and then Herberton, both in Queensland.[1] From 1890 to 1900 he was Archdeacon of North Queensland. He was raised to the Episcopate in 1900 as the inaugural Bishop of Carpentaria.[4] In 1915, he translated to head up the new Willochra Diocese in South Australia.
Later Life
White retired in 1925.
References
- 1 2 Teale, Ruth. White, Gilbert (1859–1933). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ↑ “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, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ↑ The Times, Saturday, 25 August 1900; pg. 4; Issue 36230; col C Archdeacon White elected first Bishop of Carpentaria
Further reading
- Wand, J. W. C. (John William Charles) (1949), White of Carpentaria, Skeffington, retrieved 23 January 2016
External links
Media related to Gilbert White (bishop) at Wikimedia Commons
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Bishop of Carpentaria 1900–1915 |
Succeeded by Henry Newton |
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Bishop of Willochra 1915 –1925 |
Succeeded by Richard Thomas |
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