Graham Delbridge Explained

Graham Richard Delbridge (22 May 1917 – 8 June 1980) was the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Gippsland in Australia from 1974 to 1980.[1]

Delbridge was born on 22 May 1917. He was educated at Moore College.[2]

He became Director of Youth Work in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and held incumbencies at Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide,[3] and St Matthew's Manly.[4]

From 1963 he was an archdeacon and senior chaplain to the Primate of Australia,[5] and in 1969 he became a coadjutor bishop[6] in the Diocese of Sydney: he was consecrated a bishop on 8 April at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.[7]

From 1973 he was a member of the Anglican-Orthodox Joint Doctrinal Commission, and he supported ecumenical endeavours in Australia.

On 8 June 1980 he and his 21-year-old daughter Judy were killed in a motoring accident near Sale.[8]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gippsanglican.org.au/history.html Diocesan history
  2. [Who's Who (UK)|“Who was Who”]
  3. http://www.trinitycity.church 1952–57 Church website (1)
  4. http://www.stmattsmanly.org.au/index.php?v=Home, 1957–60 Church website (2)
  5. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
  6. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=109-mss_3&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 National Archives
  7. http://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/HDMS-HTML/SPSES257.htm Anglican Archives
  8. News: Bishop of Gippsland killed in car smash. . . ACT . 10 June 1980 . 27 May 2015 . 11 . National Library of Australia.