John Douse Langley (17 May 1836 – 8 November 1930) was the second Bishop of Bendigo from 1907 to 1920. Born in

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, he was educated at

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, and

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. He came to Australia with his family in 1853 and after an earlier career with the

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was ordained in 1873. He held incumbencies in Berrima and

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before becoming

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in 1895 and a

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, in 1902. Langley succeeded his younger brother, Henry Archdall Langley (1844–1906), who was the first Bishop of Bendigo. He died on 8 November 1930.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Langley, John Douse 1836 births Christian clergy from County Waterford Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia Anglican bishops of Bendigo 1930 deaths Irish Anglicans Irish emigrants to Australia