Lewis Radford

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Lewis Bostock Radford (5 June 1869, Mansfield - 2 April 1937, London) was an Anglican bishop and author.^[1]^[2]

Radford was the son of John Radford, a solicitor. He was educated in Mansfield and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1890 and MA in 1894.^[3]^[4] He was ordained in 1892^[5] and his first position was as a curate at Holy Trinity, Warrington.^[6] He then held incumbencies at St Peter's Forncett^[7] and then Holt, Norfolk. After moving to Australia, he was the warden of St. Paul's College, Sydney before being elected as Bishop of Goulburn on 18 May 1915. He was consecrated a bishop on 24 August 1915, installed on 31 August 1915 and served until his retirement on 31 December 1933. His last position was as the Rector of Kemerton. He died on 2 April 1937.^[8] Radford College, a school in Canberra, is named after him.

Works

Thomas Becket before his Consecration (1894)
Epistle to Diognetus (1908)
Cardinal Beaufort (1908)
Three Teachers of Alexandria (1908)
Ancient Heresies in Modern Dress (1913)
Colossians and Philemon (1930)

References

↑ anglicanhistory
↑ ACT LibrariesJanus
↑ "Radford, Lewis Bostock (RDFT886LB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
↑ The Times, 6 November 1894, p6, "University Intelligence"
↑ The Times, 14 June 1892, p3, "Ordinations: Liverpool"
↑ Church website
↑ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, John Phillips, 1900
↑ "Obituary: Bishop Radford", The Times, 6 April 1937, p16

Church of England titles
Preceded by Christopher Barlow	Bishop of Goulburn 1915–1933	Succeeded by Ernest Burgmann

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

v t e Christianity in Australia

Denominations	Christian denominations in Australia Churches in Australia by state or territory

Conferences	Katoomba Christian Convention Hillsong Conference

Interdenominational organisations	National Council of Churches Youth Alive

Mission and service organisations	Anglicare Caritas Australia Church Mission Society Compassion Australia UnitingCare Wesley Mission World Vision Australia

Theological and research organisations	Christian Research Association National Church Life Survey

University ministries	Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students

Media organisations	Australian Christian Channel 1WAY 2CBA 2WLF 3GCB 3TSC 4CAB 5RAM Ultra106five Rhema FM Vision Radio Network

Publishers and booksellers	Bible Society In Australia Koorong Matthias Media Reformers Word

Influenced political groups	Australian Christian Lobby Christian Democratic Party Democratic Labour Party Family First Party Festival of Light Australia

Authority control	VIAF: 42214745 ISNI: 0000 0000 8121 3657

Persondata
Name	Radford, Lewis Bostock
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Goulburn
Date of birth	5 June 1869
Place of birth
Date of death	2 April 1937
Place of death

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