Awdry Julius

John Awdry Julius (1874–1956) was Dean of Christchurch from 1927 to 1940.

He was born in Norwich[1] and educated at Melbourne Grammar School, Christ's College, Christchurch and Keble College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1897[2] and priest in 1898.[3] and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in Kettering.[4] Emigrating to New Zealand he was: Vicar of Papanui, (1904–14); then Waimate, (1914–20); and Timaru, (1921–27). As well as his position as Dean he was Archdeacon of Timaru, (1922–27); Rangiora, (1928–34); and Christchurch, (1934–37).

He died on 18 July 1956.[5]

References
  1. ‘Julius, Very Rev. John Awdry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 8 November 2014
  2. Ordinations The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 22 December 1897; pg. 3; Issue 35393.
  3. 'ECCLESIASTICAL' Nottinghamshire Guardian, Saturday, 24 December 1898; pg. 8; Issue 2796
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p 803: London, Horace Cox, 1908
  5. The Very Rev. J. A. Julius. The Times (London, England), Friday, 20 July 1956; page 13; Issue 53588


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