De Witt Batty

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Francis de Witt Batty (known as De Witt;^[1] 10 January 1879-3 April 1961^[2]) was the Anglican Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales from 1931 until his retirement in 1958.

De Witt Batty was educated at St Paul's School, London and Balliol College, Oxford^[3] He was ordained in 1903 and his first position was as a curate at Hornsey where he was asked a year later by the outgoing rector, St Clair Donaldson, to accompany him as his chaplain when Donaldson was appointed Archbishop of Brisbane.^[4] In 1915 he was appointed a residential canon at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane and in 1925 the cathedral's dean. He was ordained to the episcopate in 1930.^[5] He once called his see as "the most enviable diocese in Australia".^[1]

In his obituary in The Times, he was described as being "one of the most outstanding Englishmen ever to dedicate his life to public service in Australia".^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} AB on line
2. ^ The Times, 4 April 1961; pg. 11; Issue 55046; col C, Death of Bishop Batty
3. ^ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 071363457X
4. ^ The Times, 3 November 1904; pg. 8; Issue 37542; col B, Ecclesiastical Intelligence
5. ^ The Times, 15 November 1930; pg. 11; Issue 45671; col F, New Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales
6. ^ The Times, 25 April 1961; pg. 17; Issue 55064; col B, Obituary: Bishop De Witt Batty

Church of England titles
Preceded by George Merrick Long	Bishop of Newcastle (Australia) 1931 –1958	Succeeded by James Housden

Persondata
Name	Batty, De Witt
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Date of birth	1879
Place of birth
Date of death	1961
Place of death

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