Augustus Short

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Augustus Short was a 19th-century Anglican bishop who became the first Bishop of Adelaide and played a key role in establishing the Church of England and educational institutions in South Australia.

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instanceOf Anglican bishop ⓘ
Christian clergy ⓘ
person ⓘ
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts ⓘ
Master of Arts ⓘ
appointedAs first Bishop of Adelaide ⓘ
birthDate 1802-06-11 ⓘ
birthPlace Bickham, Devon, England ⓘ
burialPlace Stoke, Devon, England ⓘ
consecratedAsBishopDate 1847-06-29 ⓘ
consecratedBy William Howley ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1883-10-05 ⓘ
deathPlace Stoke, Devon, England ⓘ
diocese Diocese of Adelaide ⓘ
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ
Westminster School ⓘ
endTime 1882-12-31 ⓘ
familyName Short ⓘ
givenName Augustus ⓘ
knownFor being the first Anglican Bishop of Adelaide ⓘ
developing Anglican diocesan structures in South Australia ⓘ
supporting higher and secondary education in South Australia ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Anglican Church of Australia ⓘ
Church of England ⓘ
notableWork advocacy for church self-government in South Australia ⓘ
establishment of the Anglican Church in South Australia ⓘ
promotion of religious education in South Australia ⓘ
support for founding St Peter's College, Adelaide ⓘ
support for founding the University of Adelaide ⓘ
numberOfChildren 4 ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ
educator ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Adelaide ⓘ
Dean of Adelaide (ex officio as bishop) ⓘ
predecessor none (first Bishop of Adelaide) ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
religiousTitle The Right Reverend ⓘ
residence Adelaide, South Australia ⓘ
Bishop's Court, North Adelaide ⓘ
spouse Millicent Phillips ⓘ
startTime 1847-06-24 ⓘ
successor George Wyndham Kennion ⓘ
workLocation Adelaide, South Australia ⓘ
linked to: Adelaide

Oxford, England ⓘ
linked to: Oxford

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