Stuart Babbage
Stuart Barton Babbage AM (4 January 1916- 16 November 2012) was an Anglican priest.[1]
Babbage was educated at Auckland Grammar School, the University of New Zealand and King's College London.[2] He was ordained in 1940.[3] His first post was as a curate at Havering-atte-Bower. Then he was a chaplain in the RAF from 1942 to 1946. Returning to Australia he became Dean of Sydney, serving from 1947[4] to 1953; and then Melbourne from 1953 until 1962.
Babbage also served in theological education. He lectured at Moore Theological College while he was Dean of Sydney, and served as Principal of Ridley College while he was Dean of Melbourne. He moved to the United States to become one of the founders of Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary before returning once more to Australia to become Master of New College at the University of New South Wales.[5]
Babbage died on 16 November 2012.[6]
References
- ↑ UNSW tribute
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald January 8 2013
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X p43
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald 14 March 1947
- ↑ "Dean's Newsletter, February 2013" (PDF). Australian College of Theology. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ Melbourne Anglican
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Vacant |
Dean of Sydney 1947–1953 |
Succeeded by Eric Arthur Pitt |
| Preceded by Alfred Roscoe Wilson |
Dean of Melbourne 1953–1962 |
Succeeded by Tom William Thomas |