Felix Arnott Explained

Felix Arnott
Birth Name:Felix Raymond Arnott
Birth Date:8 March 1911
Death Date:27 July 1988
Occupation:Archbishop

Felix Raymond Arnott CMG, Th.D., M.A., B.A.[1] [2] (8 March 1911 – 27 July 1988) was an Australian Archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane.[3]

Early life and education

He was born on 8 March 1911 and educated at Ipswich School and Keble College, Oxford.[4]

Career

Ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1934, his first post was a curacy in the parish of All Saints and St Mary, Elland (1934–38).[5] After that he was chaplain to the Bishop of Wakefield (1936–39), during which he was also Vice-Principal of Bishops' College, Cheshunt (1938–39).[6] He was then Warden of St John's College, Brisbane (1939–46).[7] From 1946 to 1963, he held a similar post at St. Paul's College, Sydney, where he was also a lecturer in ecclesiastical history at the University of Sydney. In 1963, he became coadjutor Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Melbourne: he was consecrated a bishop on St Peter's Day 1963 at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.[8] In 1970, he became Archbishop of Brisbane and Metropolitan of Queensland, posts he held for a decade. On retirement in 1980 he was then Honorary Chaplain in Venice for two years.[9]

He died on 27 July 1988, and was survived by his wife Anne.[10]

Notes and References

  1. http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A170035b.htm ADB online
  2. Web site: THE REVEREND FELIX RAYMOND ARNOTT MA THD | St Paul's College . 28 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321081304/http://www.stpauls.edu.au/node/8427 . 21 March 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: Anglican Archives website . 22 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100525091904/http://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/arnott.htm . 25 May 2010 . dead .
  4. Who was Who 1897-1990 (London, A & C Black, 1991)
  5. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  6. .Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 28.
  7. .Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 28.
  8. http://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/HDMS-HTML/SPSES257.htm Anglican Archives
  9. Web site: Church Times: "Dr. Felix Arnott", 5 August 1988, p 3. 31 July 2021.
  10. Web site: Church Times: "Dr. Felix Arnott", 5 August 1988, p 3. 31 July 2021.