Ernest Burgmann

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Ernest Henry Burgmann (9 May 1885–14 March 1967) was a prominent Australian Anglican bishop and social activist.

Burgmann was elected as bishop of Goulburn on 2 February, consecrated on 1 May and installed on 4 May 1934. He served until his retirement on 31 December 1960, although his diocese and title changed to Canberra and Goulburn in 1950.^[1]

Although he never joined a political party, Burgmann was active in Australian politics and maintained a strong interest in working-class issues. H. V. Evatt appointed him to the Australian delegation at the 1948 United Nations Assembly in Paris. Burgmann opposed the attempted banning of the Communist Party of Australia in 1951 and was described by Prime Minister Robert Menzies in Parliament as a "most meddlesome priest".

Burgmann wrote prolifically throughout his life, mainly essays and booklets on social justice and reform, together with interpretations of biblical scripture. Burgmann College, established in 1971 and affiliated with the Australian National University, and Burgmann Anglican School in Canberra are named after him. He was the grandfather of Australian Labor Party politician, Meredith Burgmann and academic Verity Burgmann and great grandfather of comedian Charles Firth and politician Verity Firth.

References

↑ "Ernest Henry Burgmann". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online.

v t e Anglican Bishops of Goulburn

Goulburn (1863–1950)	Mesac Thomas William Chalmers Christopher Barlow Lewis Radford Ernest Burgmann

Canberra & Goulburn (1950 onwards)	Ernest Burgmann Kenneth Clements Cecil Warren Owen Dowling George Browning Stuart Robinson

Authority control	VIAF: 72200757 ISNI: 0000 0000 6320 0705

Persondata
Name	Burgmann, Ernest Henry
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn; Bishop of Goulburn
Date of birth	9 May 1885
Place of birth
Date of death	14 March 1967
Place of death

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