The Most Reverend

Henry Le Fanu
Archbishop of Perth
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceWestern Australia
DiocesePerth
In office1929–1946
PredecessorCharles Riley
SuccessorRobert Moline
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination1894 (as deacon)
1895 (as priest)
Consecration21 September 1915
by St Clair Donaldson
Personal details
Born
Henry Frewen Le Fanu

(1870-04-01)1 April 1870
Dublin, Ireland
Died9 September 1946(1946-09-09) (aged 76)
Perth, Western Australia
DenominationAnglican
Parents
  • William Richard Le Fanu
  • Henrietta Victorine, née Barrington
Spouse
  • Mary (Margery) Annette Ingle née Dredge
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    ​
    (m. 1904; died 1926)​
  • Winifred Maud Whiteley
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    ​
    (m. 1941)​
Children3 sons, 3 daughters
Previous post(s)
EducationHaileybury College
Alma materKeble 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.[3]

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),[2] 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.[2]

Legacy

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

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. 1 2 3 Australian Dictionary of Biography Online edition
  3. 1 2 The Times, Tuesday, Dec 24, 1895; pg. 14; Issue 34768; col C London Ordinations
  4. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  5. ↑ "Series PHOTS192 - Photographs". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Place No: 03306 Name: Le Fanu House". Heritage Database. HCWA. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.

Further reading

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