Henry Parry (bishop of Perth)

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).

Henry Hutton Parry (18 December 1826 in Antigua – 15 November 1893 in Perth, Western Australia) was 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).[1]

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.

References

  1. ↑ Haynes, Mark (1974). "Parry, Henry Hutton (1826–1893)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 14 September 2015.



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