Donald Blackwood

Donald Burns Blackwood MC[1] (3 November 1884 – 25 June 1967) was the third Bishop of Gippsland from 1942 to 1955.[2][3]

Blackwood was educated at the University of Tasmania and ordained in 1908.[4][5] From 1912 to 1920 he was a chaplain in the Australian Armed Forces.[6] Later he held incumbencies at Latrobe and Cressy. In 1929 he was appointed Archdeacon of Hobart,[7] a position he held until his ordination to the episcopate.

References

  1. Tasmanian Times
  2. Diocesan history
  3. The Times, 28 April 1942; p3, "New Bishop Of Gippsland"
  4. Who was Who, 1897-2007, London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  5. The Clergy List, London, Kelly’s, 1913
  6. "Donald Burns Blackwood – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  7. Holy Trinity Hobart
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
George Harvard Cranswick
Bishop of Gippsland
19421955
Succeeded by
Edwin John Davidson