Nathaniel Dawes
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Nathaniel Dawes (24 July 1843 – 12 September 1910) was an Anglican bishop in Australia. He was the first Bishop of Rockhampton in Queensland, from 1892 to 1909.[1] He was the first bishop to be consecrated in Australia.[2]
Dawes was born in Rye, Sussex, England,[3] and educated at Montpelier College, Brighton,[4] and St Alban Hall, Oxford. He was an engineer who was involved in the construction of Blackfriars Bridge.[5]
Ordained ministry
Dawes was ordained a deacon in 1871 and priest in 1872.[4][6] His first post was as a curate at St Peter's Church, Vauxhall, from 1871 to 1877[4] after which he was vicar of Charterhouse, Somerset, before emigrating to Australia[3] to become the rector of St Andrew's South Brisbane. He was then appointed Archdeacon of Brisbane and later its first coadjutor bishop before translation to Rockhampton in 1892. He was consecrated a bishop on 1 May 1889 at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, by Alfred Barry, Bishop of Sydney.[7] In 1897 he was involved in the establishment of the Bush Brotherhood, an order of itinerant outback priests.[5] Dawes travelled to England in 1907 for medical treatment. On 27 May 1908, on medical advice, he reluctantly resigned his see and was succeeded by George Halford.
