William Austin (bishop)

For other people named William Austin, see William Austin (disambiguation).

William Piercy Austin (7 November 1807 – 9 November 1892)^[1] was the inaugural and long serving^[2] Bishop of Guyana from 1842 until his death ^[3]. Educated at Exeter College, Oxford^[4] and ordained in 1831 he was in rapid succession Curate , Vicar and Rural Dean of Georgetown, Guyana, then Archdeacon and Bishop^[5]. In 1883 he was appointed Primate of the West Indies and in 1891 Prelate to the Order of St Michael and St George^[6].

Notes

^ DOB/DOD
^ The Times, Monday, Aug 15, 1892; pg. 6; Issue 33717; col D An Episcopal Jubilee.
^ And, until 1884, Dean of St George's Cathedral,Georgetown
^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
^ Diocesan History
^ The Times, Saturday, Dec 19, 1891; pg. 9; Issue 33512; col E Court Circular

Church of England titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Deans of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown 1842 – 1884	Succeeded by Francis Webster Austin
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Bishop of Guyana 1842 – 1892	Succeeded by William Proctor Swaby
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Primate of the West Indies 1883 – 1892	Succeeded by Enos Nuttall

Deans of St George’s Cathedral, Georgetown

Bishops of Guyana

William Austin • Proctor Swaby • Edward Parry • Oswald Parry • Alan Knight • Randolph George • Cornell Moss

Primates and Archbishops of the West Indies

William Piercy Austin • Enos Nuttall • Edward Archibald Parry • Edward Hutson • Edward Arthur Dunn • Arthur Henry Anstey • William George Hardie • Alan John Knight • George Cuthbert Manning Woodroffe • Orland Ugham Lindsay • Drexel William Gomez • John Walder Dunlop Holder