About De Witt Batty
Lived 1879 – 1961 (aged 82). De Witt Batty was an anglican priest.
Francis de Witt Batty OBE (known as De Witt; 10 January 1879 – 3 April 1961 ) was the 7th Anglican Bishop of Newcastle in Australia from 1931 until his retirement in 1958.
Early life De Witt Batty was born in 1879, the son of the Rev William Edmund Batty and his wife Frances Beatrice, née Jebb,
Clerical career Batty trained for ordination at Wells Theological College, and was ordained deacon in 1903 and priest in 1904. From 1909 to 1916 he edited the Brisbane Church Chronicle. to serve as coadjutor bishop of Brisbane. He once called his see "the most enviable diocese in Australia".
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Who was De Witt Batty?
Bishop of Newcastle
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De Witt Batty was born on 10 January 1879 in London.
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De Witt Batty died on 3 April 1961 in Sydney.
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De Witt Batty was an anglican priest.
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De Witt Batty's recorded nationality: Anglo-Celtic Australians.
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