| The Most Reverend John Russell Darbyshire | |
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| Archbishop of Cape Town | |
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| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Cape Town |
| Elected | 1938 |
| In office | 1938-1948 |
| Predecessor | Francis Phelps |
| Successor | Geoffrey Clayton |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway (1931-1938) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1905 |
| Consecration | 30 April 1931 by Walter Robberds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1888-10-12)12 October 1888 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 30 June 1948(1948-06-30) (aged 59) London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Edward & Matilda Darbyshire |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
John Russell Darbyshire (12 October 1880 – 30 June 1948) was an Anglican bishop.
Life and ministry
He was born in Birkenhead in Cheshire in 1880, the son of Edward and Matilda Darbyshire, and educated at Dulwich College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Ordained deacon in 1904 and priest in 1905, his first post was as a Curate at St Andrew the Less, Cambridge after which he was Vice-Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge. Later he was Vicar of St Luke, Liverpool then a Canon Residentiary at Manchester Cathedral. From 1922 to 1931 he was Archdeacon of Sheffield, his last post before his ordaination to the episcopate as Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway- a post he held until 1938. In that year he was appointed Archbishop of Cape Town.
He was created a sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 1938.
He visited England to attend the Lambeth Conference in 1948, and died in London on 30 June 1948. He never married.
A set of iron gates were erected in his memory at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town.
Bibliography
- The Christian Faith and some Alternatives (1921)
- Our Treasury of Prayer and Praise (1926)
- Jesus, the Messiah in the Gospels (1933)
Notes
- National Archives
- “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- National Archives, 1901 England Census, reference RG 13/650
- "Darbyshire, John Russell (DRBR899JR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- Genuki
- Honorary graduates of Sheffield University
- List of the Bishops of Glasgow Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Archbishop of Cape Town enthroned", The Times, 1 October 1938, p. 11.
- London Gazette
- "Obituary Archbishop Of Cape Town", The Times, 1 July 1948, p. 6
- Cathedral web site
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded byCharles Lisle Carr | Archdeacon of Sheffield 1922–1931 |
Succeeded byAlfred Charles Eustace Jarvis |
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| Preceded byEdward Thomas Scott Reid | Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway 1931 – 1938 |
Succeeded byJohn Charles Halland How |
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| Preceded byFrancis Robinson Phelps | Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town 1938 – 1948 |
Succeeded byGeoffrey Hare Clayton |
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