Montagu Stone-Wigg Explained

Montagu John Stone-Wigg (1861–1918) was an Anglican Colonial Bishop.

Early life

He was born on 4 October 1861, the son of John Stone Wigg and his wife Ellen Matilda (née Clements).^{[1] [2]} He was educated at Winchester and University College, Oxford.^[3]

Religious life

Ordained in 1885,^[4] after curacies in Westminster Hammersmith he went to Brisbane in 1889 to be the Sub dean of St John's cathedral. Two years later he became a Canon^[5] and in 1898 he became the inaugural Bishop of New Guinea.

He received the degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) honoris causa from the University of Oxford in October 1902.^[6] He retired as Bishop of New Guinea in 1908. In 1912 he founded, and was the first editor of, the national Anglican newspaper, the Church Standard.^[7]

Later life

He died on 16 October 1918.^[8]

Notes and References

1. http://about.nsw.gov.au/collections/doc/montagu-john-stone-wigg/ About NSW
2. Web site: Stone-Wigg, Montagu John (1861–1918). Lanmore. Diane. National Centre for Biography, Australian National University. Australian Dictionary of Biography. 20 March 2017.
3. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-2007]
4. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
5. http://anglicanhistory.org/aus/png/chignell/03.html Project Canterbury
6. University intelligence . 29 October 1902 . 9 . 36911.
7. Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography: Montagu Stone-Wigg. 30 September 2021.
8. [The Times]