Gerald Sharp
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Gerald Sharp was an English
-born Anglican clergyman, Archbishop of Brisbane 1921–1933.
Sharp was born at Childer Thornton
,
Cheshire
, England
, the son of Thomas Blatt Sharp, a merchant, and his wife, Mary Anne, née Lillee. Sharp was educated at Manchester Grammar School
and St John's College, Cambridge
, with a scholarship in 1883, and graduated B.A. in 1886 with honours in classics. He entered Lincoln Theological College
in 1888, and was ordained deacon in 1889 and priest in 1890. He was a curate of Rowbarton 1889-93 and at Hammersmith, London (1893–98), became vicar of Whitkirk, Yorkshire, in 1898, and in 1909 was proctor of convocation, archdeaconry of Ripon. Sharp was consecrated bishop of New Guinea
on 25 April 1910.
Sharp attended the Lambeth conference
in 1920; in 1921 he was elected Archbishop of Brisbane in succession to Archbishop St Clair Donaldson
. He was enthroned at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
, on 16 November 1921, and was involved in many movements for the good of his church and the state. He was a member of the university senate from 1923 and was several times president of the Brisbane branch of the League of Nations Union
. Sharp was president of the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland. He attended the Lambeth conference in 1930 and in 1933 was acting-primate of Australia. He was unmarried.
Sharp died of renal failure while still in office on 30 August 1933 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery
.
Sharp was a missionary bishop, much interested in social work. Sharp's Roman Catholic counterpart, the long-serving archbishop Sir James Duhig
, considered Sharp 'the most lovable man I knew'.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born Anglican clergyman, Archbishop of Brisbane 1921–1933.
Sharp was born at Childer Thornton
Childer Thornton
Childer Thornton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, located between Hooton and Little Sutton.The busy A41 road runs through the middle of Childer Thornton...
,
Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the son of Thomas Blatt Sharp, a merchant, and his wife, Mary Anne, née Lillee. Sharp was educated at Manchester Grammar School
Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School is the largest independent day school for boys in the UK . It is based in Manchester, England...
and St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
, with a scholarship in 1883, and graduated B.A. in 1886 with honours in classics. He entered Lincoln Theological College
Lincoln Theological College
Lincoln Theological College was a theological college in Lincoln, United Kingdom.-History:It opened on 25 January 1874. It was also known as Scholae Cancellarii. The building on Drury Lane closed in 1995, after having its permit for ordination training withdrawn by the Church of England due to low...
in 1888, and was ordained deacon in 1889 and priest in 1890. He was a curate of Rowbarton 1889-93 and at Hammersmith, London (1893–98), became vicar of Whitkirk, Yorkshire, in 1898, and in 1909 was proctor of convocation, archdeaconry of Ripon. Sharp was consecrated bishop of New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
on 25 April 1910.
Sharp attended the Lambeth conference
Lambeth Conferences
The Lambeth Conferences are decennial assemblies of bishops of the Anglican Communion convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The first such conference took place in 1867....
in 1920; in 1921 he was elected Archbishop of Brisbane in succession to Archbishop St Clair Donaldson
St Clair Donaldson
St Clair George Alfred Donaldson was the first Anglican archbishop of Brisbane, Australia.-Early life:Donaldson was the third son of Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson and his wife Amelia née Cowper and was born in London. He was educated at Eton, where he rowed in the eight, and at Trinity College,...
. He was enthroned at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
St John's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of Brisbane and the metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of Queensland, Australia...
, on 16 November 1921, and was involved in many movements for the good of his church and the state. He was a member of the university senate from 1923 and was several times president of the Brisbane branch of the League of Nations Union
League of Nations Union
The League of Nations Union was an organization formed in the United Kingdom to promote international justice, collective security and a permanent peace between nations based upon the ideals of the League of Nations. The League of Nations was established by the Great Powers as part of the Paris...
. Sharp was president of the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland. He attended the Lambeth conference in 1930 and in 1933 was acting-primate of Australia. He was unmarried.
Sharp died of renal failure while still in office on 30 August 1933 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery
Toowong Cemetery
The Brisbane General Cemetery also known as Toowong Cemetery at Toowong, Brisbane was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest cemetery and is located on forty-four hectares of land at the corner of Frederick Street and Mount Coot-tha Road approximately four and a...
.
Sharp was a missionary bishop, much interested in social work. Sharp's Roman Catholic counterpart, the long-serving archbishop Sir James Duhig
James Duhig
Sir James Duhig, KCMG was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane from 1917 until his death. At the time of his death he was the longest-serving bishop in the Catholic Church .-Early life:...
, considered Sharp 'the most lovable man I knew'.