Henry Parry (bishop of Perth)

Henry Hutton Parry (18 December 1826 in Antigua – 15 November 1893 in Perth, Western Australia) was the second son of Thomas Parry and Louisa Hutton. He was consecrated co-adjutor bishop in Barbados in 1868.[1] He was translated to Perth to become the second Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Perth, a position held from 1876 to 1893. Educated at Rugby School, he entered Balliol College, Oxford, (B.A., 1851; M.A., 1859), and the University of Durham (D.D., 1876).[2]

This article is about the colonial bishop. For the English bishop, see Henry Parry (bishop of Worcester). For the Welsh priest and antiquarian, see Henry Parry (priest).

Parry is noted as the driving force for the construction of St George's Cathedral, Perth which was consecrated on 15 November 1888 by the Bishop of Sydney, Alfred Barry.

Family

Parry was married to Mary Susannah Leake, eldest daughter of George Walpole Leake.[3]

References
  1. See M. L. Skinner, The Fifth Sparrow (Sydney: Sydney University Press, 1972, p. 25).
  2. Haynes, Mark (1974). "Parry, Henry Hutton (1826–1893)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 September 2015 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. "DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST". Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Western Australia. 4 October 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via Trove.


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