Tom Reed (bishop)

Thomas Thornton Reed CBE (9 September 1902 – 19 August 1995) was an Anglican bishop.[1]

Early life

Reed was educated at the Collegiate School of St Peter, Adelaide and Trinity College, University of Melbourne.[2] He was ordained in 1927[3] and after a curacy at St Augustine's, Unley he was priest in charge of the Berri Mission then a resident tutor at St Mark's College, University of Adelaide. From 1936 to 1954 he held incumbencies at Henley Beach and Rose Park. He was then successively an archdeacon and dean before becoming the Bishop of Adelaide. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 May 1957 at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide.[4] When the Province of South Australia included three dioceses with the creation of the Diocese of the Murray his position became that of Archbishop of Adelaide.[5]

References

  1. ^ NLA
  2. ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  4. ^ Consecration details Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Anglican archives Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Adelaide
1957–1970 		Succeeded by
himself
as Archbishop of Adelaide
Preceded by
himself
as Bishop of Adelaide 		Archbishop of Adelaide
1970–1975 		Succeeded by



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