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Philip Arthur Micklem (1876–1965) was an
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 th ...
priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...
in England and Australia.


Family

He was born on 5 April 1876 in
Waltham St Lawrence Waltham St Lawrence is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. History The name 'Waltham' is believed to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon words ''Wealt'' and ''Ham'', meaning 'dilapidated homes'.Ford, David Nash ( ...
in
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, England, the son of Leonard Micklem of Abbot's Mead in Elstree in Hertfordshire, by his first wife, Dora Emily Weguelin. He was the half-brother of both Commander Sir Robert Micklem and Brigadier-General John Micklem DSO MC. In 1932 he married a school teacher, Evelyn Murial Auriac (1907–2010), in Sydney, Australia.


Education

He was educated at
Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...
and
Hertford College, Oxford Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main ga ...
. He was ordained after studying at
Ripon College Cuddesdon Ripon College Cuddesdon is a Church of England theological college in Cuddesdon, a village outside Oxford, England. The College trains men and women for ministry in the Church of England: stipendiary, non-stipendiary, local ordained and lay min ...
in 1903.


Career

After a
curacy A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...
at
Shere Shere is a village in the Guildford district of Surrey, England east south-east of Guildford and west of Dorking, centrally bypassed by the A25. It is a small still partly agricultural village chiefly set in the wooded 'Vale of Holmesdale' b ...
he was a
lecturer Lecturer is an List of academic ranks, academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. T ...
at
St Augustine's College, Canterbury St Augustine’s College in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom, was located within the precincts of St Augustine's Abbey about 0.2 miles (335 metres) ESE of Canterbury Cathedral. It served first as a missionary college of the Church of England (18 ...
. From 1910 to 1917 he was a
canon residentiary A canon (from the Latin , itself derived from the Greek , , "relating to a rule", "regular") is a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule. Originally, a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergy house or, later, i ...
at
St John's Cathedral, Brisbane St John's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and the metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of Queensland, Australia. It is dedicated to St John the Evangelist. The cathedral is situated in Ann Street ...
, and principal of the Brisbane Theological College. He was
rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of
St James' Church, Sydney St James' Church, commonly known as St James', King Street, is an Australian heritage-listed Anglican parish church located at 173 King Street, in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales. Consecrated in February 1824 and named ...
, from then until his appointment as the second Provost of
Derby Cathedral The Cathedral Church of All Saints Derby, better known as Derby Cathedral, is a cathedral church in the city of Derby, England. In 1927, it was promoted from parish church status, to a cathedral, creating a seat for the Bishop of Derby, w ...
. Micklem resigned in 1947 and died on 5 December 1965.


Works

* ''Sermon'' at the consecration of J. O. Feetham as bishop (North Queensland) in Brisbane Cathedral, April 1911 * ''Sermon'' at the opening of the Diocesan Synod in Brisbane Cathedral 1911; repeated verbatim at the opening of Sydney Synod in 1922 (text is in the Sydney Diocesan Year Book, either 1922 or 1923) * ''St Matthew'' Westminster Commentaries, Methuen, 1917' * ''Social unity and the teaching of the New Testament'' 15 July 1918. * ''Principles of church organization: with special reference to the Church of England in Australia'', London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1921. * ''Spiritual healing'' prepared on behalf of the Select Committee appointed by the Diocese of Sydney. 1921? * ''Values of the Incarnation'', London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, New York: Macmillan, 1932. * ''Australia's first bishop: a brief memoir of William Grant Broughton'', Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1936.State Library of New South Wales, catalogue referenc
93/174
/ref> * ''Sermon'' in St. Andrew's Cathedral, April 1937 at a University Service


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Micklem, Philip Arthur 1876 births People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon Provosts and Deans of Derby 1965 deaths Academics of St Augustine's College, Canterbury People from Waltham St Lawrence