Walter Baddeley
Walter Hubert Baddeley (22 March 1894 – 11 February 1960)[1] was a British Anglican bishop who served as Bishop of Melanesia from 1932 to 1947 and Bishop of Blackburn from 1954 til his death.
Walter Baddeley | |
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Bishop of Blackburn | |
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Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
In office | 1954 – 1960 (death) |
Other posts | Bishop of Melanesia (1932–1947) Bishop of Whitby (1947–1954) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1921 by Thomas Strong |
Consecration | 1932 by Alfred Averill |
Personal details | |
Born | Portslade, Sussex, UK | 22 March 1894
Died | 11 February 1960 65) Bishop's House, Salesbury, Clayton-le-Dale, Lancashire | (aged
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Residence | Blackburn: Bishop's House, Salesbury |
Spouse | Kath Thomas |
Children | two |
Occupation | soldier (Great War): DSO MC |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Family and education
Called Hubert by his family, Baddeley was born in Portslade, United Kingdom, and educated at Varndean School and Keble College, Oxford. When the Great War came, he paused his studies to join the British Army: he was mentioned in despatches four times and awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and the Military Cross (MC).[2] Following completion of his degree (1920, Bachelor of Arts {BA} in Modern History), he trained for the ministry at Cuddesdon College. He married Kath Thomas, youngest daughter of Nutter Thomas, Bishop of Adelaide,[3] on 13 November 1935 at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide (Thomas conducted the ceremony).[1]
Early ministry
Baddeley was made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1921 (22 May)[4] and ordained priest that Advent (18 December 1921) — both times by Thomas Strong, Bishop of Ripon, at Ripon Cathedral.[5] He served his title (curacy) at St Bartholomew's Church, Armley until 1924, when he became Vicar of South Bank, North Yorkshire (where his curate was John Dickinson, later his assistant-bishop in Melanesia).
Melanesia
Having refused the role of assistant bishop of Melanesia to Merivale Molyneux in late 1930,[6] Baddeley was recommended by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury to become diocesan bishop there after Molyneux's resignation; on 6 July 1932, the New Zealand bishops appointed him Bishop of Melanesia in 1932, and he departed Britain in October.[1] He was consecrated bishop on St Andrew's day 1932 (30 November) by Alfred Averill, Archbishop of New Zealand, at St Mary's Cathedral, Auckland.[7] During his time in the region, he served as a member of the Advisory Council of the Solomon Islands.[8] Following his marriage in late 1935, he spent half of 1936 in Britain, and returned via Vancouver, Hawaii, Fiji, Sydney and Auckland.[1]
Sending his wife and children to Adelaide, Baddeley himself remained in his diocese during World War II, paying particular attention to medical work among those injured in fighting with the Imperial Japanese Army. At the invitation of Henry St. George Tucker, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, he undertook a tour (1944–5) of the United State;[1] he received an honorary Doctor of Sacred Theology (Hon STD) degree from Columbia University in 1944 and the Medal of Freedom in 1945. In 1945, he was party to the agreement that the church in the Mandatory Territory of New Guinea (i.e. the north of his diocese) should be wholly ceded to the Diocese of New Guinea (the agreement was enacted 1 July 1949). His appointment as Bishop of Whitby (suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York) having been announced 20 December 1946, he undertook a farewell tour of his diocese and of New Zealand, he vacated his See c. March 1947 and departed for Britain on 2 April 1947.[1]
Return to England
He arrived in London on 10 April and had furlough before taking up his new post. On 13 August 1954, his nomination as Bishop of Blackburn (diocesan bishop of Lancashire) was announced, and he took up the See on 10 October.[1]
He died in post at Bishop's House, Salesbury (Clayton-le-Dale, Lancashire) and his funeral was at Blackburn Cathedral on 15 February 1960, officiated by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of York.[1] Baddeley is listed in the Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Melanesia).
Baddeley's grandson is Jeremy Greaves, Assistant Bishop for the Northern Region in the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane since 2017.[9]
References
- Blain, Michael. Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific — ordained before 1932 (2019) pp. 57–63. (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 27 June 2019)
- "in memoriam: Bishop Walter Baddeley". Church Times (#5062). 19 February 1960. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- About Islands People Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1935, p13
- "Trinity ordinations". Church Times (#3044). 27 May 1921. p. 514. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- "Advent ordinations". Church Times (#3074). 23 December 1921. p. 639. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- Blain. p. 426.
- "Melanesia — Cosecration of the New Bishop". Church Times (#3649). 2 December 1932. p. 680. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- B.S.I. Council Pacific Islands Monthly, 25 November 1937
- Greaves, Jeremy (2 October 2019). "Building up of a better world". Anglican Focus. Anglican Diocese of Brisbane. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
- Material by and about Walter Hubert Baddeley from Project Canterbury
- The 1938 Book of Common Prayer of the Diocese of Melanesia, edited by Baddeley
Religious titles | ||
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Preceded by Merivale Molyneux |
Bishop of Melanesia 1932–1947 |
Succeeded by Gething Caulton |
Preceded by Harold Hubbard |
Bishop of Whitby 1947–1954 |
Succeeded by Philip Wheeldon |
Preceded by Wilfred Askwith |
Bishop of Blackburn 1954–1960 |
Succeeded by Charles Claxton |