Australian bishop
Henry Frewen Le Fanu (1 April 1870 – 9 September 1946) was an Anglican bishop in Australia .[ 1] [ 2]
Early life
Le Fanu was born in Dublin , Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Keble College, Oxford .[ 3]
Religious life
Le Fanu was ordained in 1894,[ 3] he began his ecclesiastical career as a curate in Poplar .[ 4] From 1899 to 1901 he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Rochester after which he held a similar post at Guy's Hospital . Emigrating to Australia he was successively Canon Residentiary and Archdeacon of St John's Cathedral, Brisbane (1904–1915), Coadjutor Bishop of Brisbane (1915–1929),[ 2] Archbishop of Perth and Primate of Australia . He was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 1915 at the cathedral by St Clair Donaldson , Archbishop of Brisbane,[ 5] and appointed a Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem .[ 2]
Legacy
His former house in Cottesloe, Western Australia is named after him.[ 6]
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Further reading
External links
Media related to Henry Le Fanu at Wikimedia Commons