John Grindrod
Sir John Basil Rowland Grindrod KBE[1] (14 December 1919[2] – 4 January 2009) was an English-born Australian Anglican bishop. He was the Primate of Australia from 1982 to 1989.
The Most Revd Sir John Grindrod | |
|---|---|
| Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane Primate of Australia | |
| Church | Anglican |
| See | Brisbane |
| In office | 1982-1989 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1952 |
| Consecration | 1967 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | John Basil Rowland Grindrod |
| Born | December 14, 1919 Aughton, Lancashire, England |
| Died | January 4, 2009 Helensvale, Australia |
| Previous post | Bishop of Rockhampton |
Grindrod was born in Aughton, Lancashire, England.[3] He was educated at Repton School; Queen's College, Oxford[4] (MA Oxon); and Lincoln Theological College. He was ordained a deacon in 1949 and a priest in 1952. He served as a curate at St Michael's Hulme, Manchester and then in Bundaberg, Queensland. He held incumbencies at All Souls' Ancoats, Manchester; and, moving to Australia, in Emerald, Queensland and North Rockhampton, Queensland while Archdeacon of Rockhampton.;[5] and Christ Church, South Yarra, Victoria.[6]
Grindrod was the Bishop of Riverina from 1966 to 1971 and then Bishop of Rockhampton from 1971 to 1981. He was afterwards the Archbishop of Brisbane[7] until 1989, additionally serving as Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 1982 to 1989. He took Australian citizenship in 1982 and was awarded a knighthood (KBE) in the 1983 New Year's Day Honours for services to religion.
Most of Grindrod's retirement years were spent in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales then, from 2006, in Helensvale on the Gold Coast. He died, aged 89, on 4 January 2009, after a long illness.[8]
References
- Career highlights Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Burke’s Peerage
- "The Most Reverend John Grindrod ", The Daily Telegraph, 27 January 2009.
- Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- Crockford's clerical directory1975-76 Lambeth< Church House, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- Vicars of CCSY Archived 2010-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- List of archbishops Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Grindrod, Sir John Basil (1919-2009), Obituaries Australia Website
External links
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hector Robinson |
Bishop of Riverina 1966 – 1971 |
Succeeded by Barry Hunter |
| Preceded by Donald Shearman |
Bishop of Rockhampton 1971 – 1979 |
Succeeded by George Hearn |
| Preceded by Felix Arnott |
Archbishop of Brisbane 1979 – 1989 |
Succeeded by Peter Hollingworth |
| Preceded by Marcus Loane |
Primate of Australia 1982 – 1989 |
Succeeded by Keith Rayner |
