Billy Fitchett Explained

William Alfred Robertson Fitchett (6 February 1872 – 15 August 1952) was an Anglican bishop in New Zealand. He was the Bishop of Dunedin from 1934 to 1952.^{[1] [2]}

Fitchett was born in Christchurch and his father was the Very Reverend Alfred Robertson Fitchett CMG of Dunedin. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School and Selwyn College, Cambridge.^[3] Ordained in 1901,^[4] he was curate then priest in charge of St Thomas' Wellington before being vicar of Dunstan and Roslyn. In 1915 he became the Archdeacon of Dunedin, a post he held for 19 years before being appointed its bishop.^[5]

Fitchett was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Our History", St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin website. . 20 September 2013 . 21 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060219/http://www.stpauls.net.nz/OurHistory . dead .
2. Who was Who 1897–2007, London, A & C Black, 2007, .
3. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=OW19021112.2.106&l=mi&e=-------10--1----0-all Otago Witness
4. The Clergy List, London, Kelly’s 1913.
5. "New Bishop of Dunedin", The Times, 22 February 1934, p. 13.
6. News: Official jubilee medals . 6 May 1935 . Evening Post . 2 July 2013 . 4 .