John Douse Langley (17 May 1836 – 8 November 1930) was the second Bishop of Bendigo from 1907 to 1920. Born in

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, he was educated at

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, and Moore College in New South Wales. He came to Australia with his family in 1853 and after an earlier career with the Bank of Australasia was ordained in 1873. He held incumbencies in Berrima and

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before becoming

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in 1895 and a canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, in 1902. Langley succeeded his younger brother, Henry Archdall Langley (1844–1906), who was the first Bishop of Bendigo. He died on 8 November 1930.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Langley, John Douse 1836 births Christian clergy from County Waterford Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia Anglican bishops of Bendigo 1930 deaths Irish Anglicans Irish emigrants to Australia