Thomas Henry Armstrong was born on 2 April 1857 in Dublin and died on 23 March 1930. He was a Bishop

Bishop

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 in the Anglican Church of Australia

Anglican Church of Australia

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.

Education

He was educated at Geelong Grammar School

Geelong Grammar School

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, The Geelong College

The Geelong College

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, and Trinity College (University of Melbourne)

Trinity College (University of Melbourne)

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 (B.A., 1880; M.A., 1883); and ordained deacon by Bishop James Moorhouse

James Moorhouse

James Moorhouse was an Anglican bishop of Melbourne and of Manchester.-Early life and career:Moorhouse was born in Sheffield, England, the only son of James Moorhouse, a book-lover and master-cutler, and his wife Jane Frances née Bowman...

 in December 1880 and priest in 1881,

Career

He was curate of Christ Church, St Kilda (1881–83) and Christ Church, Hawthorn (1883), first vicar of St Columb's, Hawthorn (1883–94), and archdeacon of Gippsland (1894–1902). He was rural dean of Sale (1896–99), and a canon of St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne

St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne

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 and examining chaplain to the bishop of Melbourne (1899–1902).

On 24 February 1902 he was consecrated first Bishop of Wangaratta

Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta

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. During his tenure the bishop's lodge was built, St Columb's Hall for the education of clergy established and a cathedral partially completed.

In 1903 he was awarded an honorary D.D. by the University of Trinity College

University of Trinity College

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, Toronto

Toronto

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, Canada.

He retired on 31 March 1927 and became acting incumbent of St John's, Toorak, and was president of the Melbourne College of Divinity in 1930.

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