Howell Witt

Howell Arthur John Witt (12 July 1920 – 8 July 1998) was an Australian bishop for over 25 years who served two very different dioceses in the mid 20th century.^[1][2][3]

Witt was educated at Leeds University and the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield.^[4] Ordained in 1945 after curacies at Usk and Camberwell he emigrated to Australia where he became chaplain at the Woomera Rocket Station, South Australia, rector of St Mary Magdalene's Adelaide^[5] and then Elizabeth. A hugely colourful character,^[6] he was ordained to the episcopate in 1965 and was often featured in the media.^[7] He was a keen rugby fan.^[8]

References

1. See his book Bush Bishop, Adelaide, Rigby, 1979, ISBN 0-7270-0987-7
2. Crockfords(London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
3. Index of WA obituaries
4. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
5. Church website
6. Priests and Prelates: The Daily Telegraph Book of Clerical Obituaries, T. Beeson (ed) London, Continuum, 2002 ISBN 0-8264-6337-1
7. The Times, 3 September 1968; p.12; "Interview with Howell Witt"
8. Interest in Rugby