James Turner (bishop)

James Francis Turner (1829 – 27 April 1893[1][2]) was the second Bishop of Grafton and Armidale[3] in the 19th century.[4]

Turner was born in Yarmouth[5] Norfolk, in 1829,[6] educated at Durham University where he graduated BA in 1851 and MA in 1853. He received a by diploma in 1868.[5] He was ordained deacon in 1852, and priest in 1853.[5][7] He was Chaplain of Bishop Cosin's Hall, Durham, and then held incumbencies at Canons Ashby and North Tidworth before his appointment to become Bishop of Grafton and Armidale.[8] On 24 February 1869, Turner was ordained and consecrated a bishop, in Westminster Abbey,[9] by Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury; George Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand; and six other prelates.[5]

On 10 September 1869 he was formally enthroned in his Cathedral-Designate: St Peters Armidale. This legally triggered three events:

  • He formally became the first bishop of Grafton and Armidale,
  • The Diocese of Grafton and Armidale formally came into being, and
  • St Peter's Armidale formally became a cathedral.

For further information on Bishop James Turner, see: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/turner-james-francis-4761

Turner died in Rome, Italy, on his way to England, on 27 April 1893.[1]

Notes
  1. Aubrey, Keith H. "Turner, James Francis (1829–1893)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 16 February 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. The Times, Monday, Jan 01, 1894; pg. 14; Issue 34149; col A Obituary For 1893
  3. The Sydney Morning Herald. - Aug 6, 1887
  4. "Armidale Tourism" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  5. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Turner, Right Rev. James Francis" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  6. "Pitt Rivers Museum". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  7. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  8. ”The Story of The Anglican Church in Australia” Symonds, E. London, SPCK, 1898
  9. "Church news". Church Times (#317). 26 February 1869. p. 85. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 April 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
William Collinson Sawyer		 Bishop of Grafton and Armidale
1869–1893		 Succeeded by
Arthur Vincent Green


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