Montagu Stone-Wigg

Montagu Stone-Wigg

The Rt Rev Montagu John Stone-Wigg was an Anglican Colonial Bishop who in the last decade of the 19th century and the first one of the 20th.
. He was born on 4 October 1861[1] and educated at Winchester and University College, Oxford.[2] Ordained in 1885,[3] he was the first Canon at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane[4] and the inaugural Bishop of New Guinea. He died on 16 October 1918.[5]

References

  1. ^ About NSW
  2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 9780199540877
  3. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  4. ^ Project canterbury
  5. ^ The Times, Thursday, November 07, 1918; pg. 8; Issue 41941; col F Obituary Bishop Stone-Wigg
Religious titles
Preceded by
Inaugural appointment
Bishop of New Guinea
1898–1908
Succeeded by
Gerald Sharp

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