Charles Camidge
Charles Edward Camidge[1] (1838–1911) was the 2nd Anglican Bishop of Bathurst. Born into a clerical family[2] he was educated at St Peter's School, York followed by Wadham College, Oxford.[3][4] Ordained Deacon in 1860 and Priest a year later his first post was a Sheffield Curacy. Successively the Incumbent at Hedon then Wheldrake[5] he became Rural Dean of Thirsk in 1883. Four years later he was elevated to the Colonial Episcopate and enthroned on 3 January 1888. “A man held in high esteem by clergy and lay people alike”[6] he died in post.[7]
Further reading
[edit]- Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Photo of Camidge Archived March 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ His father was The Rev Charles Joseph Camidge, sometime Vicar of Wakefield:The Times, Saturday, May 06, 1911; pg. 13; Issue 39578; col C Obituary: The Bishop Of Bathurst
- ↑ Raine History of St Peter's School York p.133
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Apr 24, 1873; pg. 13; Issue 27672; col D Ecclesiastical Appointments.-Rev. C. E. Camidge To be Vicar of Wheldrake
- ↑ Times Obituary (Ibid)
- ↑ Teale, Ruth (1979). "Charles Edward Camidge (1837–1911)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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