Clergy
The clergy depicted here are some of those whose pioneering work is important in the history of the Diocese.
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Rev John Mosely John Mosely was born in Lancashire, England, in 1829. As a young man, he migrated to Australia. He was deaconed in 1853 and priested in 1854 in the Diocese of Newcastle, New South Wales. He began his service in Ipswich and was moved to Brisbane in 1858. He was therefore one of the first clergy in the Diocese of Brisbane when it was formed in 1859. He served in the parish of Fortitude Valley from 1861 to 1864 and then in Ipswich from 1864 to 1874 when he became Acting Registrar of the Diocese. In 1877 he became the Diocesan Registrar but died in 1879. |
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Ven Benjamin Glennie |
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Benjamin Glennie was born, the youngest of 12 children, at Dulwich in England. He travelled to Australia with the first Bishop of Newcastle and arrived in Sydney in January 1848. He was ordained deacon at St James', Morpeth in March of that year. He was sent to Brisbane to succeed Rev John Gregor. He returned to Morpeth to be ordained priest in 1849 and was then appointed incumbent on the Darling Downs. For the next 52 years, he left his mark on both Church and the community and was dubbed "Apostle of Queensland". Rev Glennie travelled through the formative years of Queensland's history (sometimes on foot and sometimes on horseback) becoming the friend and confidant of many of the state's pioneers. He was a man of small stature and had a speech impediment but he appealed to bush people as a simple and direct preacher. The Glennie School in Toowoomba stands as a permanent reminder of his work on the Downs. |
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Rev Canon Cecil Howard Edwards
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Canon Edwards on his bicycle |
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Canon Cecil Edwards |
Cecil Edwards was born in England in 1877. After studying at St Francis Theological College, he was appointed as Curate to Charters Towers, North Queensland from 1906 to 1908. In 1908, he returned to the Diocese of Brisbane as Mission Chaplain. He was Curate at Woolloongabba in 1909 and 1910 after which he worked with the Brotherhood of St Paul, Charleville from 1910 to 1913. His long ministry at Holy Trinity, Woolloongabba (1913 to 1925) was broken by World War I, when he went overseas as an AIF Chaplain in 1915. He returned in 1919, his health much impaired.
After serving some time as the Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Brisbane, in 1927 he was appointed Head of the Brotherhood of St Paul, a position he held for 10 years. In this role, he was instrumental in establishing hostels for both girls and boys in Charleville. The provision of such accommodation meant that children from remote areas could take advantage of the educational facilities provided by the State Primary and Secondary Schools in Charleville. (Church Chronicle 1st December, 1965)
Rev John Cyril Flood
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Rev John Flood |
Born in Dorking, England in 1879, John Cyril Flood was ordained deacon in 1902 and priest in 1903. After working in several parishes in England, his first Queensland appointment was as Assistant Curate at Charleville early in 1912. He served as Head of the Charleville Bush Brotherhood from 1912 to 1917. He was a Chaplain in the AIF from 1917 to 1919, after which he returned to England for a time. He came back to the Diocese of Brisbane, where he was Vicar of St. George's, Crows Nest from 1923 to 1926.
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Rev Vinoy Robson Handyside |
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Rev Handyside was deaconed in 1880 and priested in 1881 in London and was Curate at St Mary the Virgin in Soho until 1882. After a curacy at St Peter's, Haymarket until 1885, he travelled to Australia to take up a position as Curate at St John's Pro-Cathedral, Brisbane (1885-1886). He then served as:
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Rev Canon Ivor Frederick Church |
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Canon Church was born in Surrey, England and was educated in England and Western Australia. He studied at Ridley College, Melbourne, from 1936 to 1938 and completed a Bachelor of Arts at Melbourne University and Oxford and a Master of Arts at Oxford. Deaconed in 1939 at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne and priested the next year, he served as Curate at All Saints', St Kilda until 1942 when he was commissioned as an RAAF Chaplain. He served with various squadrons at Townsville, Goodenough Island (off New Guinea), and Morotai and Labuan Islands. He was awarded the 1939-45 star, the Pacific Star and two service medals. After being demobilised in 1946, he became Curate of St Peter's, Melbourne and, in 1950, became Chaplain at Cuddeston College. At the invitation of Archbishop Halse, he came to Queensland in 1951 to take up the role of Acting Principal at St Francis' Theological College and was appointed to the position on a permanent basis in 1952. He held this position for 29 years. Canon Church accepted married students and took steps to provide accommodation for them. He pastored to students' families creating a sense of community and fellowship. He was also groundbreaking in enabling the College to institute part-time courses for mature ordinands and welcoming lay people into courses. His specialty area was New Testament and he lectured on this at The University of Queensland where he encouraged the formation of the Department of Religion. He was also active in the creation of the Brisbane College of Theology. Canon Church became a Residentiary Canon of St John's Cathedral and commissary for Bishop John Vockler, Bishop in Polynesia. He was professed as a member of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd in 1963. He was a great supporter of the ecumenical movement being a long-time member of the Queensland Faith and Order Commission and a representative of the Australian church at the World Council of Churches assembly in New Delhi. He retired from his position at St Francis' College in 1981 and, in 1982, was made a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for services to religion. He was made Canon Emeritus of St John's Cathedral in 1983. |
Bush Brotherhood of St Paul
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Bush Brothers Frederick Wilson, Byam Roberts, Archdeacon Knight (Head), Arthur Gillespie, Michael Paxton-Hall and L W "Chum" Grayson (circa 1950) |
Between the years 1901 and 1980, when the Brotherhood was disbanded, a total of 89 men gave of their talents and time in service to the Bush and all the people who lived within their enormous area of responsibility (approx. 150,000 square miles or 388,498 sq. km). Their devotion shone as an example of brotherly love and care to all.
The Brothers were all men who were prepared to be under authority bound to their fellows by a simple rule:- all expenses connected with the work to be paid from a common fund, for his personal needs each was to receive a small allowance. The Brothers must also be unmarried and free from matrimonial understandings.
Their work covered all areas of human interactions. They conducted services wherever and whenever they were able, bringing the Gospel to the people of the Outback. They baptised and prepared people for confirmation. They performed marriages at stations and burials when required. But, most of all, they are remembered for their ability to share with the local people in the activities of the communities.
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Last updated:
30 June, 2010