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Frederick Taylor Whitington
Frederick Taylor Whitington (13 June 1853 – 30 November 1938) was an Anglican churchman, Archdeacon of Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart 1895–1927. History Whitington was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Adelaide, a younger son of eminent merchant, William Smallpeice Whitington, a member of South Australia's influential Whitington family. He was educated at Adelaide Educational Institution, and felt he was destined for the priesthood, but was opposed by his father, who had commercial ambitions for him, and for a time had him working in his father's office, but allowed him to leave to study Law at Adelaide University. He left the lawyer's office to work at the ''South Australian Register'', making use of his training as an articled clerk to report on the Adelaide Supreme Court. He was soon promoted to sub-editor, but his religious avocation never left him. On 24 August 1877, at the age of 24 he was ordained by the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, Dr. Augustus Short, one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its '' primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
