Henry Le Fanu Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Henry Le Fanu
Archbishop of Perth
Church:Church of England
Province:Western Australia
Diocese:Perth
Term:1929–1946
Predecessor:Charles Riley
Successor:Robert Moline
Ordination:1894 (as deacon)
1895 (as priest)
Consecration:21 September 1915
Consecrated By:St Clair Donaldson
Birth Name:Henry Frewen Le Fanu
Birth Date:1 April 1870
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Perth, Western Australia
Religion:Anglican
Children:3 sons, 3 daughters
Education:Haileybury College
Alma Mater:Keble College, Oxford

Henry Frewen Le Fanu (1 April 1870  - 9 September 1946) was an Anglican bishop in Australia.[1] [2]

Early life

Le Fanu was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Keble College, Oxford.

Religious life

Le Fanu was ordained in 1894,[3] he began his ecclesiastical career as a curate in Poplar.[4] From 1899 to 1901 he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Rochester after which he held a similar post at Guy's Hospital. Emigrating to Australia he was successively Canon Residentiary and Archdeacon of St John's Cathedral, Brisbane (1904–1915), Coadjutor Bishop of Brisbane (1915–1929), Archbishop of Perth and Primate of Australia. He was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 1915 at the cathedral by St Clair Donaldson, Archbishop of Brisbane,[5] and appointed a Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.

Legacy

His former house in Cottesloe, Western Australia is named after him.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Order Of St John Of Jerusalem Promotions And Appointments (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Wednesday, Jun 24, 1936; pg. 19; Issue 47409; col E
  2. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/le-fanu-henry-frewen-7158 Australian Dictionary of Biography Online edition
  3. [The Times]
  4. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-1990]
  5. Web site: 20 April 2010. Series PHOTS192 - Photographs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130409162722/http://anglicanarchives.org.au/HDMS-HTML/PHOTS192.htm#PHOT03812. 9 April 2013. 6 August 2021. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland.
  6. Web site: Place No: 03306 Name: Le Fanu House. dead. https://archive.today/20121127174146/http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?place_seq=3306&offset=0&view=listings. 27 November 2012. 21 March 2012. Heritage Database. HCWA.