Felix Raymond Arnott CMG, Th.D., M.A., B.A.[1][2] (8 March 1911 – 27 July 1988) was an Australian Archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane.[3]
Felix Arnott | |
|---|---|
| Born | Felix Raymond Arnott 8 March 1911 |
| Died | 27 July 1988 |
| Occupation | Archbishop |
Early life and education
editHe was born on 8 March 1911 and educated at Ipswich School and Keble College, Oxford.[4]
Career
editOrdained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1934, his first post was a curacy in the parish of All Saints and St Mary, Elland (1934–38).[5] After that he was chaplain to the Bishop of Wakefield (1936–39), during which he was also Vice-Principal of Bishops' College, Cheshunt (1938–39).[6] He was then Warden of St John's College, Brisbane (1939–46).[7] From 1946 to 1963, he held a similar post at St. Paul's College, Sydney, where he was also a lecturer in ecclesiastical history at the University of Sydney. In 1963, he became coadjutor Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Melbourne: he was consecrated a bishop on St Peter's Day 1963 at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.[8] In 1970, he became Archbishop of Brisbane and Metropolitan of Queensland, posts he held for a decade. On retirement in 1980 he was then Honorary Chaplain in Venice for two years.[9]
He died on 27 July 1988, and was survived by his wife Anne.[10]
References
edit- ^ ADB online
- ^ "THE REVEREND FELIX RAYMOND ARNOTT MA THD | St Paul's College". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Anglican Archives website". Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ Who was Who 1897-1990 (London, A & C Black, 1991) ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ .Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 28.
- ^ .Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 28.
- ^ Anglican Archives Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Church Times: "Dr. Felix Arnott", 5 August 1988, p 3". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Church Times: "Dr. Felix Arnott", 5 August 1988, p 3". Retrieved 31 July 2021.