Walter Hubert Baddeley
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Walter Hubert Baddeley was the seventh Anglican Bishop of Melanesia, serving from 1932 to 1947. He was born in Portslade
, Hove
, Sussex
, and educated at Keble College and Cuddesdon College before ordination. Baddeley was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood in 1921, after which he served as both curate and vicar in the Diocese of York
. Bishop Baddeley remained in his diocese during World War II
, paying particular attention to medical work among those injured in fighting with the Imperial Japanese Army
.
He received an honorary S.T.D. (Doctor of Sacred Theology
) degree from Columbia University
in 1944. In 1945, Baddeley received the Medal of Freedom
. After returning to England, he served as suffragan Bishop of Whitby
from 1947 to 1954 and then as Bishop of Blackburn
from 1954 to 1960.
Baddeley is listed in the Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Melanesia)
.
Portslade
Portslade is the name of an area of the city of Brighton and Hove, England. Portslade Village, the original settlement a mile inland to the north, was built up in the 16th century...
, Hove
Hove
Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with which it forms the unitary authority Brighton and Hove. It forms a single conurbation together with Brighton and some smaller towns and villages running along the coast...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, and educated at Keble College and Cuddesdon College before ordination. Baddeley was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood in 1921, after which he served as both curate and vicar in the Diocese of York
Diocese of York
The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire....
. Bishop Baddeley remained in his diocese during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, paying particular attention to medical work among those injured in fighting with the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
.
He received an honorary S.T.D. (Doctor of Sacred Theology
Doctor of Sacred Theology
The Doctor of Sacred Theology is the final theological degree in the pontifical university system of the Catholic Church....
) degree from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1944. In 1945, Baddeley received the Medal of Freedom
Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with thecomparable Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress—the highest civilian award in the United States...
. After returning to England, he served as suffragan Bishop of Whitby
Bishop of Whitby
The Bishop of Whitby is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, in the Province of York, England.The title takes its name after the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire...
from 1947 to 1954 and then as Bishop of Blackburn
Bishop of Blackburn
The Bishop of Blackburn is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn in the Province of York.The diocese covers much of the county of Lancashire and has its see in the town of Blackburn, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary...
from 1954 to 1960.
Baddeley is listed in the Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Melanesia)
Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Melanesia)
The calendar of saints and commemorations in the Church of the Province of Melanesia is a continually developing list. Both old and new, universal and local saints and worthies are celebrated....
.
External links
- Material by and about Walter Hubert Baddeley from Project CanterburyProject CanterburyProject Canterbury is an online archive of material related to the history of Anglicanism. It was founded by Richard Mammana, Jr. in 1999, and is hosted by the non-profit Society of Archbishop Justus...
- The 1938 Book of Common Prayer edited by Baddeley