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[edit]
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] He was named after his great-grand-uncle, the naturalist.[1]
White was educated at Fettes College and Oriel College, Oxford.[2]
Religious life[edit]
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.[4] He was raised to the episcopate in 1900 as the inaugural Bishop of Carpentaria.[5] One of his first acts was to establish a small theological college, Bishop's College.[6] In 1915, he translated to head up the new Willochra Diocese in South Australia.
Later life[edit]
White retired in 1925. In the same year, he was the Australian representative at the World Conference of Life and Work, an ecumenical conference held in Stockholm.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d 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
- ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1651.
- ^ The Times, Saturday, 25 August 1900; pg. 4; Issue 36230; col C Archdeacon White elected first Bishop of Carpentaria
- ^ "THE BISHOP OF CARPENTARIA;". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVII, no. 13, 382. Queensland, Australia. 1 December 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
Further reading[edit]
- Wand, J. W. C. (John William Charles) (1949), White of Carpentaria, Skeffington, retrieved 23 January 2016
External links[edit]
Media related to Gilbert White (bishop) at Wikimedia Commons
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