Nathaniel Dawes (24 July 1843 – 12 September 1910) was an Anglican bishop in Australia. He was the first Bishop of Rockhampton in

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, from 1892 to 1909. He was the first bishop to be consecrated in Australia.

Early life

Dawes was born in

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, England, and educated at Montpelier College, Brighton, and

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. He was an engineer who was involved in the construction of

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Ordained ministry

Dawes was ordained a deacon in 1871 and priest in 1872. His first post was as a

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, from 1871 to 1877 after which he was

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, before emigrating to Australia to become the rector of St Andrew's

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. He was then appointed

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and later its first

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before

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in 1892. He was consecrated a bishop on 1 May 1889 at

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, by

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, Bishop of Sydney. In 1897 he was involved in the establishment of the Bush Brotherhood, an order of itinerant

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priests. Dawes travelled to England in 1907 for medical treatment. On 27 May 1908, on medical advice, he reluctantly resigned his see and was succeeded by George Halford.

Death

Dawes died on 12 September 1910 in Malvern,

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, England.

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1843 births Anglican archdeacons in Australia Anglican bishops of Rockhampton Assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane 19th-century Anglican bishops in Australia 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia 1910 deaths Alumni of St Alban Hall, Oxford Archdeacons of Brisbane {{Australia-anglican-bishop-stub