Donald Blackwood

Donald Burns Blackwood MC[1] (3 November 1884 – 25 June 1967) was the third bishop of Gippsland from 1942 to 1954.[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. Whilst incumbent of Cressy (1921-24), he was also Warden of St Wilfrid's Theological College, Cressy.[7] In 1929 he was appointed Archdeacon of Hobart,[8] a position he held until his ordination to the episcopate.

References

1. Tasmanian Times
2. Diocesan history Archived September 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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 10 October 2014.
7. "Anglican History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
8. Holy Trinity Hobart

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by George Harvard Cranswick	Bishop of Gippsland 1942–1955	Succeeded by Edwin John Davidson