Cecil Henry Druitt (16 August 1875 – 26 July 1921) was the first Anglican Bishop of Grafton in New South Wales, Australia. [1] [2]
Druitt was born in 1875 in Stockbridge, Hampshire, the son of the Rev William Crawley Druitt and his wife Caroline ( née Leach). [3]
He was educated at Clifton College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. [4] [5] He trained for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and was ordained deacon in 1898 and priest in 1899. [6]
He began his ordained ministry as a curate at Christ Church, Torquay (1898-1900). [7] In 1900 he became a lecturer in Hebrew at the Church Mission Society college in Islington. [8] He was later Rector of St Bride's Stretford [9] and then Vicar of St Mary's Overchurch. [10] In 1911 he became Coadjutor Bishop [11] of Grafton and Armidale [12] and, when the diocese was divided in 1914, [13] Bishop of the Grafton portion. [14]
Druitt attended the Lambeth Conference in 1920 and remained in England for twelve months, arriving back in May 1921. [15] He suffered from diabetes and died in post on 26 July 1921. [16] [17]
He married Eleanor Law Mathews in 1904. [18]
A school in Coffs Harbour, Bishop Druitt College, is named after Dr Druitt. [19]
Cecil Henry Druitt (16 August 1875 – 26 July 1921) was the first Anglican Bishop of Grafton in New South Wales, Australia. [1] [2]
Druitt was born in 1875 in Stockbridge, Hampshire, the son of the Rev William Crawley Druitt and his wife Caroline ( née Leach). [3]
He was educated at Clifton College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. [4] [5] He trained for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and was ordained deacon in 1898 and priest in 1899. [6]
He began his ordained ministry as a curate at Christ Church, Torquay (1898-1900). [7] In 1900 he became a lecturer in Hebrew at the Church Mission Society college in Islington. [8] He was later Rector of St Bride's Stretford [9] and then Vicar of St Mary's Overchurch. [10] In 1911 he became Coadjutor Bishop [11] of Grafton and Armidale [12] and, when the diocese was divided in 1914, [13] Bishop of the Grafton portion. [14]
Druitt attended the Lambeth Conference in 1920 and remained in England for twelve months, arriving back in May 1921. [15] He suffered from diabetes and died in post on 26 July 1921. [16] [17]
He married Eleanor Law Mathews in 1904. [18]
A school in Coffs Harbour, Bishop Druitt College, is named after Dr Druitt. [19]