Augustus Short

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Augustus Short was a 19th-century Anglican bishop who became the first Bishop of Adelaide and played a key role in establishing the Church of England and educational institutions in South Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishop
Christian clergy
person
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
appointedAs first Bishop of Adelaide
birthDate 1802-06-11
birthPlace Bickham, Devon, England NERFINISHED
burialPlace Stoke, Devon, England NERFINISHED
consecratedAsBishopDate 1847-06-29
consecratedBy William Howley NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1883-10-05
deathPlace Stoke, Devon, England NERFINISHED
diocese Diocese of Adelaide NERFINISHED
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Westminster School
endTime 1882-12-31
familyName Short NERFINISHED
givenName Augustus NERFINISHED
knownFor being the first Anglican Bishop of Adelaide
developing Anglican diocesan structures in South Australia
supporting higher and secondary education in South Australia
languageSpoken English
memberOf Anglican Church of Australia NERFINISHED
Church of England NERFINISHED
notableWork advocacy for church self-government in South Australia
establishment of the Anglican Church in South Australia
promotion of religious education in South Australia
support for founding St Peter's College, Adelaide
support for founding the University of Adelaide
numberOfChildren 4
occupation bishop
clergyman
educator
positionHeld Bishop of Adelaide
Dean of Adelaide (ex officio as bishop) NERFINISHED
predecessor none (first Bishop of Adelaide)
religion Anglicanism
religiousTitle The Right Reverend
residence Adelaide, South Australia NERFINISHED
Bishop's Court, North Adelaide NERFINISHED
spouse Millicent Phillips NERFINISHED
startTime 1847-06-24
successor George Wyndham Kennion NERFINISHED
workLocation Adelaide, South Australia NERFINISHED
Oxford, England NERFINISHED

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