Horace Crotty (9 October 1886 – 16 January 1952) was a noted liberal Anglican bishop.[1] He was the Anglican Bishop of Bathurst in Australia from 1928 to 1936.
Crotty was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and at the University of Melbourne, where he was a resident at Trinity College.[2] Ordained in 1910 while head teacher of All Saints' Grammar School, Melbourne he was Vicar of Ivanhoe, then Rector of St Thomas's North Sydney before a period as a wartime chaplain. When peace returned he was appointed Dean of Newcastle where he served until his elevation to the Colonial Episcopate. On the resignation of his see[3] he was appointed Vicar of St Pancras, London.[4] A noted Freemason,[5] in 1943 he retired to Brighton where he died nine years later.[6]
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- ↑ Liberal views
- ↑ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ The Times, Friday, 29 November 1935; pg. 17; Issue 47234; col F Ecclesiastical News Bishop Of Bathurst to resign
- ↑ Former vicars of St Pancras
- ↑ "10,000 Famous Freemasons from A to J Part One" Denslow,R: Kessinger, Whitefish, 2004 ISBN 1-4179-7578-4
- ↑ The Times, Saturday, 19 January 1952; pg. 8; Issue 52213; col F Bishop Crotty Obituary
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate Friday 18 January 1952 page 2
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