Henry Parry (Bishop of Perth)

Henry Hutton Parry (1826 in Antigua – 1893 in Perth, Western Australia) was the second Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Perth, a position held from 1876 to 1893. Educated at Rugby School, he entered Balliol College, Oxford, (B.A., 1851; M.A., 1859), and the University of Durham (D.D., 1876). [1]

Parry is noted as the driving force for the construction of St George's Cathedral, Perth which was consecrated on 15 November 1888 by the Bishop of Sydney, Alfred Barry.

References

  1. ^ http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050457b.htm