Russell Darbyshire
English Anglican bishop
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John Russell Darbyshire (12 October 1880 – 30 June 1948) was an Anglican bishop.[1][2]
The Most Reverend John Russell Darbyshire | |
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| Archbishop of Cape Town | |
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| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Cape Town |
| Elected | 1938 |
| In office | 1938-1948 |
| Predecessor | Francis Phelps |
| Successor | Geoffrey Clayton |
| Previous post | Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway (1931-1938) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1905 |
| Consecration | 30 April 1931 by Walter Robberds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1888 |
| Died | 30 June 1948 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Edward & Matilda Darbyshire |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Life and ministry
He was born in Birkenhead in Cheshire in 1880, the son of Edward and Matilda Darbyshire,[3] and educated at Dulwich College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[4] Ordained deacon in 1904 and priest in 1905,[5] his first post was as a Curate at St Andrew the Less, Cambridge[6] after which he was Vice-Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge. Later he was Vicar of St Luke, Liverpool then a Canon Residentiary at Manchester Cathedral. From 1922 to 1931[7] he was Archdeacon of Sheffield, his last post before his ordaination to the episcopate as Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway[8]- a post he held until 1938. In that year he was appointed Archbishop of Cape Town.[9]
He was created a sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 1938.[10]
He visited England to attend the Lambeth Conference in 1948, and died in London on 30 June 1948.[11] He never married.
A set of iron gates were erected in his memory at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town.[12]
Bibliography
- The Christian Faith and some Alternatives (1921)
- Our Treasury of Prayer and Praise (1926)
- Jesus, the Messiah in the Gospels (1933)
