Montagu John Stone-Wigg (1861–1918) was an Anglican Colonial Bishop.
He was born on 4 October 1861, the son of John Stone Wigg and his wife Ellen Matilda (née Clements). [1] [2] He was educated at Winchester and University College, Oxford. [3]
Ordained in 1885, [4] after curacies in Westminster Hammersmith he went to Brisbane in 1889 to be the Sub dean of St John's cathedral. Two years later he became a Canon [5] and in 1898 he became the inaugural Bishop of New Guinea.
He received the degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) honoris causa from the University of Oxford in October 1902. [6] He retired as Bishop of New Guinea in 1908. In 1912 he founded, and was the first editor of, the national Anglican newspaper, the Church Standard. [7]
He died on 16 October 1918. [8]
Montagu John Stone-Wigg (1861–1918) was an Anglican Colonial Bishop.
He was born on 4 October 1861, the son of John Stone Wigg and his wife Ellen Matilda (née Clements). [1] [2] He was educated at Winchester and University College, Oxford. [3]
Ordained in 1885, [4] after curacies in Westminster Hammersmith he went to Brisbane in 1889 to be the Sub dean of St John's cathedral. Two years later he became a Canon [5] and in 1898 he became the inaugural Bishop of New Guinea.
He received the degree Doctor of Divinity (DD) honoris causa from the University of Oxford in October 1902. [6] He retired as Bishop of New Guinea in 1908. In 1912 he founded, and was the first editor of, the national Anglican newspaper, the Church Standard. [7]
He died on 16 October 1918. [8]