Henry Le Fanu


Henry Frewen Le Fanu was an Anglican bishop in Australia.

Early life

Le Fanu was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial [Service College|Haileybury] and Keble College, Oxford.

Religious life

Le Fanu was ordained in 1894, he began his ecclesiastical career as a curate in Poplar. From 1899 to 1901 he was Chaplain to the Edward [Stuart Talbot|Bishop of Rochester] after which he held a similar post at Guy's Hospital. Emigrating to Australia he was successively Canon Residentiary and Archdeacon of St John's [Cathedral, Brisbane], Coadjutor Bishop of Anglican [Diocese of Brisbane|Brisbane], Archbishop of Perth and Primate of Australia. He was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 1915 at the cathedral by St Clair Donaldson, Archbishop of Brisbane, and appointed a Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.

Legacy

His former house in Cottesloe, Western Australia is named after him.