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'''Francis de Witt Batty''' (known as De Witt;<ref name=adb>[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070211b.htm AB on line]</ref> 10 January 1879 – 3 April 1961<ref>[[The Times]], 4 April 1961; pg. 11; Issue 55046; col C, ''Death of Bishop Batty''</ref>) was the [[Anglican]] [[Bishop of Newcastle (Australia)]] from 1931 until his retirement in 1958.
'''Francis de Witt Batty''' (known as De Witt;<ref name=adb>[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070211b.htm AB on line]</ref> 10 January 1879 – 3 April 1961<ref>[[The Times]], 4 April 1961; pg. 11; Issue 55046; col C, ''Death of Bishop Batty''</ref>) was the [[Anglican]] [[Bishop of Newcastle (Australia)]] from 1931 until his retirement in 1958.


De Witt Batty was educated at [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School, London]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]]<ref>[[Who's Who (UK)|Who was Who 1987-1990]]: London, [[A & C Black]], 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X</ref> He was [[ordained]] in 1903 and his first position was as a [[curate]] at [[Hornsey]] where he was asked a year later by the outgoing [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]], [[St Clair Donaldson]], to accompany him as his [[chaplain]] when Donaldson was appointed [[Anglican Diocese of Brisbane|Archbishop of Brisbane]].<ref>The Times, 3 November 1904; pg. 8; Issue 37542; col B, ''Ecclesiastical Intelligence''</ref> In 1915 he was appointed a [[canon (priest)|residential canon]] at [[St John's Cathedral, Brisbane]] and in 1925 the cathedral's [[Dean (religion)|dean]]. He was ordained to the [[episcopate]] in 1930.<ref>[[The Times]], 15 November 1930; pg. 11; Issue 45671; col F, ''New Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales''</ref> He once called his [[Episcopal see|see]] "the most enviable diocese in Australia".<ref name=adb />
De Witt Batty was educated at [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School, London]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]]<ref>[[Who's Who (UK)|Who was Who 1987-1990]]: London, [[A & C Black]], 1991, {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}</ref> He was [[ordained]] in 1903 and his first position was as a [[curate]] at [[Hornsey]] where he was asked a year later by the outgoing [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]], [[St Clair Donaldson]], to accompany him as his [[chaplain]] when Donaldson was appointed [[Anglican Diocese of Brisbane|Archbishop of Brisbane]].<ref>The Times, 3 November 1904; pg. 8; Issue 37542; col B, ''Ecclesiastical Intelligence''</ref> In 1915 he was appointed a [[canon (priest)|residential canon]] at [[St John's Cathedral, Brisbane]] and in 1925 the cathedral's [[Dean (religion)|dean]]. He was ordained to the [[episcopate]] in 1930.<ref>[[The Times]], 15 November 1930; pg. 11; Issue 45671; col F, ''New Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales''</ref> He once called his [[Episcopal see|see]] "the most enviable diocese in Australia".<ref name=adb />


In his obituary in [[The Times]], he was described as being "one of the most outstanding Englishmen ever to dedicate his life to public service in Australia".<ref>[[The Times]], 25 April 1961; pg. 17; Issue 55064; col B, ''Obituary: Bishop De Witt Batty''</ref>
In his obituary in [[The Times]], he was described as being "one of the most outstanding Englishmen ever to dedicate his life to public service in Australia".<ref>[[The Times]], 25 April 1961; pg. 17; Issue 55064; col B, ''Obituary: Bishop De Witt Batty''</ref>

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Francis de Witt Batty (known as De Witt;[1] 10 January 1879 – 3 April 1961[2]) was the Anglican Bishop of Newcastle (Australia) from 1931 until his retirement in 1958.

De Witt Batty was educated at St Paul's School, London and Balliol College, Oxford[3] He was ordained in 1903 and his first position was as a curate at Hornsey where he was asked a year later by the outgoing rector, St Clair Donaldson, to accompany him as his chaplain when Donaldson was appointed Archbishop of Brisbane.[4] In 1915 he was appointed a residential canon at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane and in 1925 the cathedral's dean. He was ordained to the episcopate in 1930.[5] He once called his see "the most enviable diocese in Australia".[1]

In his obituary in The Times, he was described as being "one of the most outstanding Englishmen ever to dedicate his life to public service in Australia".[6]

References

  1. ^ a b AB on line
  2. ^ The Times, 4 April 1961; pg. 11; Issue 55046; col C, Death of Bishop Batty
  3. ^ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ^ The Times, 3 November 1904; pg. 8; Issue 37542; col B, Ecclesiastical Intelligence
  5. ^ The Times, 15 November 1930; pg. 11; Issue 45671; col F, New Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales
  6. ^ The Times, 25 April 1961; pg. 17; Issue 55064; col B, Obituary: Bishop De Witt Batty
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