Russell Darbyshire
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 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1905 |
| Consecration | 30 April 1931 by Walter Robberds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1888 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
| Died | June 30, 1948 (aged 59) London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Edward & Matilda Darbyshire |
| Previous post | Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway (1931-1938) |
| 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)
Notes
- National Archives
- “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- National Archives, 1901 England Census, reference RG 13/650
- "Darbyshire, John Russell (DRBR899JR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- Genuki
- Honorary graduates of Sheffield University
- List of the Bishops of Glasgow Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Archbishop of Cape Town enthroned", The Times, 1 October 1938, p. 11.
- London Gazette
- "Obituary Archbishop Of Cape Town", The Times, 1 July 1948, p. 6
- Cathedral web site
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Lisle Carr |
Archdeacon of Sheffield 1922–1931 |
Succeeded by Alfred Charles Eustace Jarvis |
| Scottish Episcopal Church titles | ||
| Preceded by Edward Thomas Scott Reid |
Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway 1931 – 1938 |
Succeeded by John Charles Halland How |
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
| Preceded by Francis Robinson Phelps |
Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town 1938 – 1948 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Hare Clayton |
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