Christopher George Barlow (9 December 1858 – 30 August 1915) was an Anglican bishop in Australia. He was a Bishop of North Queensland and a Bishop of Goulburn.

Early life

Barlow was born in Dublin and educated at

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before going into his stepfather's business. Later he went to Australia to be Secretary to his friend

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, the first Anglican

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of North Queensland.

Religious life

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deacon in 1881 his first position was as a curate at

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. After he was ordained priest in 1882, he held incumbencies at St Paul's,

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1882–1885, and at St James's Pro-Cathedral,

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1886–1891. He was a missionary priest 1885–1886, and was in 1887 made honorary

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, before succeeding Stanton as Bishop of North Queensland in 1891. He received the degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) the same year, after he was nominated bishop. Barlow was consecrated an Anglican bishop on 25 July 1891. He was

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Goulburn Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters pate ...

in 1902, with his election on 28 January and installation on 23 April. He established a short-lived theological college, the

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, in 1906.

Later life

Barlow died on 30 August 1915, shortly after retiring on 31 March, and is buried at Mulwaree.

Legacy

A street in

is named in his memory.

References

NSW BDM Search for 1915

External links