Christopher Barlow
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Christopher George Barlow (9 December 1858 – 30 August 1915) was an Anglican bishop in Australia. He was a Bishop of North Queensland and a Bishop of Goulburn.[1][2][3]
Christopher George Barlow | |
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 Christopher George Barlow | |
| Born | 9 December 1858 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 30 August 1915 (aged 56) Cooma, NSW, Australia |
Early life
Barlow was born in Dublin[4] and educated at Blackrock College before going into his stepfather's business.[5] Later he went to Australia to be Secretary to his friend George Henry Stanton, the first Anglican Bishop of North Queensland.[6]
Religious life
Ordained deacon in 1881[7] his first position was as a curate at Mackay.[8] After he was ordained priest in 1882, he held incumbencies at St Paul's, Charters Towers 1882–1885, and at St James's Pro-Cathedral,[9] Townsville 1886–1891.[10] He was a missionary priest 1885–1886, and was in 1887 made honorary Canon, before succeeding Stanton as Bishop of North Queensland in 1891.[11][12] He received the degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) the same year, after he was nominated bishop.
Barlow was consecrated an Anglican bishop on 25 July 1891. He was translated[13] to Goulburn in 1902, with his election on 28 January[14] and installation on 23 April. He established a short-lived theological college, the Clergy Training College, Goulburn, in 1906.[15]
Later life
Legacy
A street in Townsville is named in his memory.[18]
