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 Wadham College, Oxford.[3] Ordained Deacon in 1860 and Priest a year later his first post was a Sheffield Curacy. Successively the Incumbent at Hedon then Wheldrake [4] 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”[5] he died in post.[6]

Further reading

• Mennell, Philip (1892). "Camidge, Right Rev. Charles Edward" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

Notes

1. Photo of Camidge Archived March 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
2. 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
3. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
4. The Times, Thursday, Apr 24, 1873; pg. 13; Issue 27672; col D Ecclesiastical Appointments.-Rev. C. E. Camidge To be Vicar of Wheldrake
5. Times Obituary (Ibid)
6. AOB on-line