Reginald Halse
Sir Reginald Charles Halse CMG, KBE[1] (16 June 1881 – 9 August 1962) was the Bishop of Riverina from 1925[2] to 1943 and then Archbishop of Brisbane until his death in 1962.[3]
Halse was educated at St Paul’s School, London and Brasenose College, Oxford.[4] He was ordained in 1906 and was an assistant priest at St Saviour’s Poplar[5] and then priest in charge of St Nicholas' Blackwall. He then emigrated to Australia and was Warden of the Brotherhood of St Barnabas[6] and then headmaster of All Souls' School, Charters Towers, Queensland until his ordination to the episcopate.[7] He was translated to Brisbane in 1943[8] and knighted in 1962. He died in office on 9 August 1962.[9]
References
- ↑ Details of latter career
- ↑ "New Australian Bishop", The Times, 22 August 1925, p10.
- ↑ List of archbishops
- ↑ Who was Who, 1897-1990 (London, A & C Black, 1991), ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ Church history
- ↑ ADB on-line
- ↑ In a Strange Land: A History of the Anglican Diocese of Riverina, L. Clyde, Hawthorn Press, Melbourne: 1979, ISBN 0-7256-0217-1
- ↑ "New Archbishop of Brisbane", The Times, 20 November 1943, p3.
- ↑ "Obituary: Archbishop Of Brisbane", The Times, 10 August 1962, p11.
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ernest Anderson |
Bishop of Riverina 1925 – 1943 |
Succeeded by Charles Murray |
| Preceded by William Wand |
Archbishop of Brisbane 1943 – 1962 |
Succeeded by Philip Strong |
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