Henry Le Fanu

The Most Reverend

Henry Le Fanu
The Most Reverend; Henry Le Fanu
Archbishop of Perth
Church	Church of England
Province	Western Australia
Diocese	Perth
In office	1929–1946
Predecessor	Charles Riley
Successor	Robert Moline
Other post(s)	Metropolitan of Western Australia; (ex officio); Primate of Australia; (1935–1946);
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Brisbane; (1915–1929); Canon Residentiary and Archdeacon of St John's Cathedral, Brisbane; (1904–1915);
Orders
Ordination	1894 (as deacon); 1895 (as priest)
Consecration	21 September 1915; by St Clair Donaldson
Personal details
Born	Henry Frewen Le Fanu; 1 April 1870; Dublin, Ireland
Died	9 September 1946 (aged 76); Perth, Western Australia
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	William Richard Le Fanu; Henrietta Victorine, née Barrington;
Spouse	Mary (Margery) Annette Ingle née Dredge (m. 1904; died 1926); Winifred Maud Whiteley (m. 1941);
Children	3 sons, 3 daughters
Education	Haileybury College
Alma mater	Keble College, Oxford

Henry Frewen Le Fanu (1 April 1870 – 9 September 1946) was an Anglican bishop in Australia.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Le Fanu was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Keble College, Oxford.^[3]

Le Fanu was ordained in 1894,^[3] he began his ecclesiastical career as a curate in Poplar.^[4] From 1899 to 1901 he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Rochester after which he held a similar post at Guy's Hospital. Emigrating to Australia he was successively Canon Residentiary and Archdeacon of St John's Cathedral, Brisbane (1904–1915), Coadjutor Bishop of Brisbane (1915–1929),^[2] Archbishop of Perth and Primate of Australia. He was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 1915 at the cathedral by St Clair Donaldson, Archbishop of Brisbane,^[5] and appointed a Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.^[2]

^ Order Of St John Of Jerusalem Promotions And Appointments (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Wednesday, Jun 24, 1936; pg. 19; Issue 47409; col E
^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Dictionary of Biography Online edition
^ ^a ^b The Times, Tuesday, Dec 24, 1895; pg. 14; Issue 34768; col C London Ordinations
^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ "Series PHOTS192 - Photographs". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Place No: 03306 Name: Le Fanu House". Heritage Database. HCWA. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.

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Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Charles Riley	Archbishop of Perth 1929–1946	Succeeded by Robert Moline
Preceded by John Wright	Primate of Australia 1935–1946	Succeeded by Howard Mowll