Alfred Averill
| The Most Reverend Alfred Averill CMG | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of New Zealand | |
| Predecessor | Churchill Julius |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Alfred Walter Averill |
| Born |
7 October 1865 Staffordshire, England |
| Died |
July 6, 1957 (aged 91) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Parents | Henry Alcock Averill and Sarah Ellen Wootton |
| Spouse | Mary Weir |
| Children | Leslie Averill |
| Alma mater |
St John's College, Oxford Ely Theological College |
Alfred Walter Averill (7 October 1865 – 6 July 1957) was the 2nd Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand, from 1925 to 1940. He was also the 5th Anglican Bishop of Auckland whose Episcopate spanned a 25-year period during the first half of the 20th century.[1]
Biography
Born in Castle Church, Staffordshire he was educated at King Edward VI School, Stafford and St John's College, Oxford[2] before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St George's, Hanover Square.[3] Emigrating to New Zealand in 1894 he was successively Vicar of St Michael’s and All Angels in Christchurch and Archdeacon of Akaroa before elevation to the See of Waiapu in 1910. Translated to Auckland four years later he was further promoted to be Archbishop of New Zealand in 1925.[2]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[4] Shortly before his death in 1957, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[2]
His son, Leslie Averill, served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force towards the end of the First World War, and played a key role in the capture of Le Quesnoy in France. He later became a prominent medical administrator and community leader in Christchurch.[5]
Notes
- ↑ "Most Rev. A. W. Averill Late Primate Of New Zealand". The Times (53887). 8 July 1957. p. 10.
- 1 2 3 Limbrick, Warren E. "Alfred Walter Averill". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "Newly appointed Deacons in London". The Times (32578). 25 December 1888. p. 10.
- ↑ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ Rice, Geoffrey W. "Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Leonard Williams |
Bishop of Waiapu 1910–1914 |
Succeeded by William Walmsley Sedgwick |
| Preceded by Owen Thomas Lloyd Crossley |
Bishop of Auckland, NZ 1914–1940 |
Succeeded by William John Simkin |
| Preceded by Churchill Julius |
Archbishop of New Zealand 1925–1940 |
Succeeded by Campbell West-Watson |