The Most Reverend Doctor Joseph John Booth

Anglican bishop
Born
26 May 1886, Middlesbrough (Yorkshire), England
Died
31 October 1965, East Melbourne, Victoria
Sex
Male
Father
Joseph Booth (pawnbroker)
Mother
Mary Elizabeth Barker
Married Beryl Gertrude Bradshaw

Degrees

1922Bachelor of ArtsThe University of Melbourne

Career

  • ThL ACTh.
  • DD jure dignitatis Cantuar 1943.
  • Arrived in Vic 1910.
  • Ordained priest CofE Melb 21 Dec 1915.
  • Ordained Bishop of Geelong 30 Nov 1934.
  • Enthroned CofE Archbishop of Melb 28 Apr 1942 (retired 31 Dec 1956).
  • CMG 1954.

Military service

  • First World War: Chaplain 1st AIF (MC). Second World War: Chaplain RAAF.

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