Gerald Sharp (27 October 1865 – 30 August 1933)
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-born Anglican clergyman, Archbishop of Brisbane
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1921–1933.
Early life
Sharp was born at Childer Thornton,[
George P. Shaw,]
Sharp, Gerald (1865–1933)
, '' Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Vol. 11, MUP, 1988, pp 580-581. Retrieved 19 January 2010
Cheshire, England
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, the son of Thomas Blatt Sharp, a merchant, and his wife, Mary Anne, ''née'' Lillee. Sharp was educated at Manchester Grammar School
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and St John's College, Cambridge, with a scholarship in 1883, and graduated B.A. in 1886 with honours in classics.
Religious life
Sharp entered Lincoln Theological College
Lincoln Theological College was a theological college in Lincoln, United Kingdom.
History
Founded by Edward White Benson, when he was Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral, the college opened on 25 January 1874. It was also known as ''Scholae Cance ...
in 1888, and was ordained deacon in 1889 and priest in 1890. He was a curate of Rowbarton 1889-93 and at Hammersmith, London (1893–98), became vicar of Whitkirk
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, Yorkshire
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, in 1898, and in 1909 was proctor of convocation, Archdeaconry of Ripon
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. Sharp was consecrated Bishop of New Guinea on 25 April 1910.
He attended the Lambeth conference
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As the Anglican Communion is an international association ...
in 1920; in 1921 he was elected Archbishop of Brisbane
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in succession to Archbishop St Clair Donaldson
St Clair George Alfred Donaldson (11 February 1863 – 7 December 1935) was an English Anglican bishop. He was the first Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia.
Early life
Donaldson was the third son of Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson and hi ...
. He was enthroned at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, on 16 November 1921. Sharp was a missionary bishop, much interested in social work.
He was involved in many movements for the good of his church and the state. He was a member of the University of Queensland
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, endowment = A$224.3 million
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, type = Public research university
, chancellor = Peter Varghese
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senate from 1923 and was several times president of the Brisbane branch of the League of Nations Union The League of Nations Union (LNU) was an organization formed in October 1918 in Great Britain to promote international justice, collective security and a permanent peace between nations based upon the ideals of the League of Nations. The League of N ...
. Sharp was president of the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland
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He attended the Lambeth conference in 1930 and in 1933 was acting Primate of Australia
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.
Later life
Sharp never married.
He died of renal failure while still in office on 30 August 1933 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery
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Sharp's
Roman Catholic counterpart, the long-serving archbishop
James Duhig
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, considered Sharp "the most lovable man I knew".
References
1859 births
1924 deaths
Australian Anglican missionaries
Anglican archbishops of Brisbane
People educated at Manchester Grammar School
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
Anglican bishops of New Guinea
Burials at Toowong Cemetery
Alumni of Lincoln Theological College
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