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==Life==
==Life==
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> to serve as [[coadjutor bishop]] [[Anglican Diocese of Brisbane|of Brisbane]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100525095114/http://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/HDMS-HTML/OANDS175.htm]</ref> He once called his [[Episcopal see|see]] "the most enviable diocese in Australia".<ref name=adb />


De Witt Batty retired to [[Double Bay, New South Wales|Double Bay]], [[Sydney]] and died on 3 April 1961. He was cremated and his ashes interred with [[William Tyrrell (bishop)|William Tyrrell]] at St John's Anglican Cemetery, Morpeth. 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>
De Witt Batty retired to [[Double Bay, New South Wales|Double Bay]], [[Sydney]] and died on 3 April 1961. He was cremated and his ashes interred with [[William Tyrrell (bishop)|William Tyrrell]] at St John's Anglican Cemetery, Morpeth. 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
7th Archbishop of Newcastle
Archbishop Batty laying the foundation stone of St George Anglican Church, Hamilton in 1956
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
ProvinceProvince of New South Wales
DioceseDiocese of Newcastle
Installed3 March 1931
PredecessorGeorge Long
SuccessorJames Housden
Other post(s)Dean of Brisbane
Personal details
Born10 January 1879
Died3 April 1961
Sydney, New South Wales
BuriedSt Johns Anglican Cemetery, Morpeth
NationalityBritish -Australian
DenominationAnglicanism

Francis de Witt Batty (known as De Witt;[1] 10 January 1879 – 3 April 1961[2]) was the 7th Anglican Bishop of Newcastle from 1931 until his retirement in 1958.

Life

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] to serve as coadjutor bishop of Brisbane.[6] He once called his see "the most enviable diocese in Australia".[1]

De Witt Batty retired to Double Bay, Sydney and died on 3 April 1961. He was cremated and his ashes interred with William Tyrrell at St John's Anglican Cemetery, Morpeth. 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".[7]

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. ^ [1]
  7. ^ The Times, 25 April 1961; pg. 17; Issue 55064; col B, Obituary: Bishop De Witt Batty
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Newcastle (Australia)
1931 –1958
Succeeded by