James Housden

Bishop Housden inspecting two large turnips, Rockhampton, 1951

James Alan George Housden (16 September 1904 – 22 April 1994) was the fifth Anglican Bishop of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia, serving from 1947 to 1958.[1] In 1958 he then became the Bishop of Newcastle in New South Wales until 1972.[2]

Housden was born in Birmingham[3][4] and educated at Essendon High School and the University of Queensland before being ordained in 1929.[5] His first position was as a curate at St Paul's Ipswich, Queensland after which he was chaplain of the Mitchell River Mission. He then became rector of Darwin, Northern Territory then vicar of Coolangatta. From 1940 to 1946 he was the Rural Dean of Warwick and finally (before his ordination to the episcopate) vicar of Christ Church, South Yarra.[6]

Housden was consecrated a bishop on 28 October 1947 at St John's Cathedral (Brisbane).[7] On Sunday 2 November 1947, he was enthroned at St Paul's Anglican Cathedral in Rockhampton.[8][9]

In 1958, Housden translated from Rockhampton to Newcastle where he was enthroned on 21 November 1958, where he remained until his retirement due to poor health in 1972.[10]

References

1. Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Rockhampton, The Times, 18 July 1947; p. 6; Issue 50816; col B
2. "Bishop's Registry Records: James Alan George Housden: Bishop of Newcastle, 1958 - 1972". University of Newcastle (Australia). Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
3. "Housden, James Alan George - Unlocking Regional Memory Biographical entry". New South Wales Electronic Regional Archives. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
4. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP, 1941
6. "Former Vicars of CCSY". Christ Church South Yarra. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
7. "Series SPSES257 - Special Services". The Anglican Records and Archives Centre Guide to Records. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
8. "Enthronement Of Bishop Housden". The Central Queensland Herald. Vol. 18, no. 972. Queensland, Australia. 6 November 1947. p. 16. Retrieved 25 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
9. "Church of England". Central Queensland Family History Association. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
10. "Our History". Anglican Diocese of Newcastle. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Fortesque Ash	Bishop of Rockhampton 1947–1958	Succeeded by Theodore McCall
Preceded by De Witt Batty	Bishop of Newcastle (Australia) 1958–1972	Succeeded by Ian Shevill