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23 September 1966: the General Synod of the Church of England in Australia passes Canon 6 (1966) "The Diocese of the Northern Territory Formation Canon of 1966," (copy attached) with the new diocese to be carved out of the Diocese of Carpentaria. #anglican #59years

Remembering today Mr Felix Cecil Cowle, "pioneer of the goldfields" who died on 23 September 1951, aged 86. Back in 1914 he was Bishop Cyril Golding-Bird's pick as first Chancellor of the Diocese of Kalgoorlie. Not sure when he retired; still in office in 1939. #anglican #74years

23 September 1938: Archbishop J. W. C. Wand opens the third and final portion of St Francis' Theological College, Brisbane. #anglican #87years "The buildings are of pleasing design in semi-Tudor style." stfran.qld.edu.au

23 September 1879: the Rt Revd George Stanton (+North QLD) lays the foundation stone of a new St Paul's Church, Rockhampton, assisted by the Rt Revd Mathew Hale (+Brisbane), in whose diocese it lies. #anglican #146years Since 1892, Cathedral of the Diocese of Rockhampton.

23 September 1838: "a gentlemen named Hadfield" is made deacon in St James' King Street (Sydney) by Bishop Broughton. Octavius Hadfield would go on to be the first priest ordained in New Zealand (6 January 1839); Bishop of Wellington 1870-1893 (Primate of New Zealand 1890).

22 September 1919: installation of John Stephen Hart (1866-1952), Warden and Chaplain of St John's College, at St Paul's Cathedral, to be fifth Dean of Melbourne (a self-funded position!). #anglican #106years He stayed in that role until 1927, when he became Bishop of Wangaratta.

22 September 1897: The Anglican Communion gains three new Archbishops, as the Lambeth Conference agrees that the title of "Archbishop" should be held by all Metropolitans. The new title was conferred on the Bishops of Calcutta, Cape Town, and Sydney (the Most Revd William Saumarez Smith). #128years

22 September 1891: opening of the fifth Session of the General Synod of the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania, in Sydney. This was the first General Synod chaired by William Saumarez Smith, the new Bishop of Sydney. #anglican #134years

22 September 1883: birth (Waters Upton, Shropshire) of Stephen Harris Davies, third Bishop of Carpentaria 1922-1949, a record length of time for that diocese. Davies earned his remote experience serving as a Bush Brother out the back of Charleville (QLD) 1912-1922. #anglican #142years

22 September 1858: publication of Letters Patent reforming the Diocese of New Zealand, appointing +George Selwyn Metropolitan over Christchurch and new dioceses of Wellington, Nelson, and Waiapu. #anglican Happy Birthday NZ Anglicans #167years

21 September 2018: the Rt Revd William James Ray retires after 11 years as 10th Bishop of North Queensland. #anglican #7years A native of Victoria (Yarram; serving in Melbourne 2001-2007), but otherwise active across QLD dioceses (and retired in QLD). Photo from Cairns, April 2018.

21 September 1993: double consecration at St Andrew's Cathedral of Assistant Bishops for the Diocese of Sydney - Brian Franklin Vernon King (1938-2006), for the Western Sydney Region; Reginald John Piper, for the Wollongong Region. #anglican #32years Nos.232-233 in the Australian episcopate.

Congratulations to Bishop George Browning on today's special anniversary - 40 years in episcopal orders. We have just nine bishops alive today who have achieved this record. Consecrated in St John's Cathedral Brisbane on St Matthew's Day, 21 September 1985.

21 September 1985: consecration of the Rev. George Victor Browning, Rector of Woy Woy (NSW), at St John's Cathedral, to be Assistant Bishop in Brisbane (second Bishop of the Northern Region). #anglican #40years No.208 in the Australian episcopate. Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn 1993-2008.

21 September 1967: consecration of the Ven Robert George Porter (1924-2001), Archdeacon of Ballarat, at St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne, to be Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Ballarat. A former PNG missionary, later first Bishop of The Murray. #anglican #58years No.155 in the Australian episcopate.

21 September 1966: the Most Rev. Sir Philip Nigel Warrington Strong CMG (1899-1983), Archbishop of Brisbane (1963), elected 8th Primate of the Church of England in Australia. Elected directly by General Synod, at that time still to finalise a process for electing Primates. #anglican #59years

21 September 1965: consecration of the Rev. Canon Cecil Allan Warren (1924-2019), at St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney, to be Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. #anglican #60years No.149 in the Australian episcopate. Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn 1972-1983.

21 September 1951: The consecration was in the morning, with the enthronement scheduled for 7:20pm, allowing plenty of time to transport the new bishop from Perth to Bunbury. #anglican #74years

21 September 1951: consecration (St George's Cathedral, Perth) and enthronement (St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Bunbury) of the Rev. Donald Llewellyn Redding MBE (1898-1969), Vicar of St Andrew's Brighton, to be fourth Bishop of Bunbury. #anglican #74years No.118 in the Australian episcopate.

21 September 1950: consecration of (Wilfrid) John Hudson (1904-1981), a former (Dubbo-based) Bush Brother, at St John's Cathedral Brisbane, to succeed +Stephen Davies as fourth Bishop of Carpentaria. #anglican #75years No.113 in the Australian episcopate.

21 September 1917: consecration of Ernest Denny Logie Danson (1880-1946), at Lambeth Palace Chapel, to succeed W R Mounsey as fifth Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak. He had been working as a missionary priest in the diocese since 1906. There is an Australian connection...

21 September 1915: double consecration at St John's Cathedral Brisbane; Henry Frewen Le Fanu (1870-1946) to be Assistant Bishop in Brisbane, and Henry Newton (1866-1947) to succeed +Gilbert White as second Bishop of Carpentaria. #anglican #110years Nos. 62-63 in the Australian episcopate.

21 September 1914: consecration of Reginald Stephen (1860-1956), previously Dean of Melbourne, at St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney, to succeed John Mercer as sixth Bishop of Tasmania. #anglican #111years E S Hughes of St Peter's Eastern Hill (Melbourne) preached. Our fourth bishop born in Australia.

21 September 1899: birth (Bruthen VIC) of Charles Herbert Murray, fourth (and first Australian-born) Bishop of Riverina 1944-1950. #anglican #126years A victim of the Amana plane disaster in 1950. Along with +Bill Ray, one of only two of our bishops born in the Diocese of Gippsland.

21 September 1791: the Rev. James Bain arrives in the Colony of New South Wales, to be Chaplain to the NSW Corps. The second Anglican clergyman in Australia. #anglican #234years He spent most of his time here on Norfolk Island. adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ba...

Also from the second General Synod (opened on 20 September 1966), Canon 11 of 1966 ratified the transfer of territory from the Diocese of Adelaide, to the Diocese of Willochra. #anglican #59years The enlarged Diocese of Willochra reached its current size and shape.

The General Synod Session that opened on 20 September 1966 was a busy one, with 17 Canons passed. #anglican #59years Besides the name change, they (finally!) devised a method of electing the Primate, and also approved the new Diocese of the Northern Territory.

20 September 1966: opening of the second General Synod of the Church of England in Australia, in Sydney. #anglican #59years Here was one of the important decisions made, "in one of the most spirited debates of the session" (and note, from "in" Australia, to "of" Australia)

20 September: date of birth (1895) and death (1969) of Wilfred Stanley Dau. Born in Kilmore (VIC); served at All Saints Cathedral as fifth Dean of Bendigo 1940-1951. #anglican Dean Emeritus 1951, subsequently serving in a range of Melbourne parishes.

20 September 1871: death of the Rt Revd John Coleridge 'Coley' Patteson, aged 44. The first Bishop of Melanesia (consecrated 1861), he was killed on the island of Nukapu in what is now the Solomon Islands. #anglican #154years Biography: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pa...

19 September 1992: the Rt Revd Kenneth Herbert Short (1927-2014) leads his final service at St Andrew's Cathedral after three years as ninth Dean of Sydney. #anglican #33years

19 September 1905: birth (Thandiani district, Hazara, British India - present-day Pakistan) of Hugh Rowlands Gough, fourth Archbishop of Sydney and seventh Primate of the Church of England in Australia 1959-1966. #anglican #120years Obiit 13 November 1997.

18 September 2010: opening of the 15th Session of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia, meeting in Melbourne (at Melbourne Grammar School) for only the second time. #anglican #15years List of Canons of 2010 attached. Link to proceedings: anglican.org.au/wp-content/u...

18 September 1997: death of the Rt Revd (Thomas) Brian Macdonald OBE, aged 86. A native of the Isle of Man, Assistant Bishop in Perth 1964-1979. Also Dean of Perth 1959-1961. Chaplain at St Peter's College Adelaide 1950-1959, AIF Chaplain 1940-1944. #anglican #28years

18 September 1967: the Provincial Synod of Queensland, meeting in Townsville, agrees to form a new missionary Diocese of the Northern Territory (carved out of the Diocese of Carpentaria). #anglican #58years

18 September 1874: birth (London) of Cyril Henry Golding-Bird, first Bishop of Kalgoorlie 1914-1919; third Dean of Newcastle 1909-1914. #anglican #151years Eighth Bishop of Mauritius 1920-1930; Dean of the Falkland Islands before Newcastle. Obiit 9 April 1955.

17 September 1985: death of the Rt Revd Arthur William Goodwin Hudson, aged 80. Sydney's seventh Coadjutor Bishop 1960-1964; also, fifth Dean of Sydney 1962-1964. #anglican #40years Vicar of St Paul's Portman Square (London) 1965-1978.

17 September 1973: the Very Rev. Clarence Barton Alexander (1908-1980) retires after 23 years as Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, Sale, in the Diocese of Gippsland. #anglican #52years Dean Emeritus from 1973; in retirement, he continued to live in Sale.

17 September 1927: birth of Denis William (Bill) Warburton, who served at Holy Cross Cathedral as seventh Dean of Geraldton 1992-1995. #anglican #98years Obiit 3 February 2009. Biographical details attached.

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16 September 2001: consecration of the Rev. Canon James Randolph Leftwich (1944-2020), Priest-in-Charge of St Luke's, Cairns, at St Alban's Church, Yarrabah (QLD) to be Assistant Bishop in North Queensland #anglican #24years No.259 in the Australian episcopate.

16 September 1979: death of the Rt Revd Robert Evelyn Freeth, aged 93. Born in Dublin; Assistant Bishop in Perth 1957-1963. #anglican #46years Headmaster at Guildford Grammar (WA) 1928-1950; served in various roles in Sydney at St Andrew's Cathedral, SACS, The King's School, and Shore.

16 September 1969: opening of the third Session of the General Synod of the Church of England in Australia; Archbishop Philip Strong (Brisbane) presiding. #anglican #56years Achievements included a constitution for the Diocese of New Guinea, and approval of deaconesses.

16 September 1912: birth (Rockhampton QLD) of Evan William Wetherell, who served at St Peter's Cathedral as third Dean of Armidale 1960-1969. Obiit 26 September 1989. #anglican #113years Vicar of Christ Church South Yarra 1970-1982. Second Australian Dean born in Queensland.

16 September 1904: birth (Birmingham UK) of James Alan George Housden; fifth Bishop of Rockhampton 1947-1958, eighth Bishop of Newcastle 1958-1972. Obiit 22 April 1994. #anglican #121years He served in a wide range of centres; Darwin, Coolangatta, Christ Church South Yarra.

16 September 1864: the foundation stone is laid of Christ Church St Arnaud, which served as Cathedral of the Diocese of St Arnaud 1926-1977. #anglican #161years H B Macartney, Dean of Melbourne, did the honours, and was presented with a silver trowel as a souvenir.

16 September 1829: the Ven. William Grant Broughton (1788-1853) succeeds the Ven. Thomas Hobbes Scott (1783-1860) as second Archdeacon of New South Wales, having arrived in Sydney three days earlier. #anglican #196years The Archdeaconry of NSW, part of the Diocese of Calcutta.

15 September 1922: birth (Saibai Island QLD) of Kiwami Dai, Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Carpentaria 1986-1992. Our first Torres Strait Islander bishop #anglican #103years Saibai Island is as far north as you can be born, and still be born in Australia.

13 September 2019: death of the Rt Revd Cecil Allan Warren, aged 95. Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn 1972-1983, and Assistant Bishop 1965-1972. The first Lucas-Tooth scholar to become a bishop; he spent his final years in Toowoomba. #anglican #6years