Charles Riley

The Most Reverend

Charles Riley
The Most Reverend; Charles Riley
Bishop and Archbishop of Perth
	Charles O L Riley; Chaplain General of the Australian Military Forces (1914–1918)
Church	Church of England
Province	Western Australia
Diocese	Perth
In office	1894–1914 (as Bishop); 1914–1929 (as Archbishop);
Predecessor	Henry Parry
Successor	Henry Le Fanu
Other post(s)	Metropolitan of Western Australia (ex officio)
Orders
Ordination	1878 (as deacon); 1879 (as priest)
Consecration	18 October 1894
Personal details
Born	Charles Owen Leaver Riley; 26 May 1854; Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died	23 June 1929 (aged 75); Perth, Western Australia
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Lawrence William Riley; Emma, née Shaw;
Spouse	Elizabeth Merriman (m. 1886)
Children	6, including; Charles Lawrence Riley; Basil Riley;
Previous post(s)	Vicar of St Paul's Church, Preston, Lancashire; (1885–1894);
Education	Heversham Grammar School; Owen's College, Manchester;
Alma mater	Caius College, Cambridge
Military career
Allegiance	Western Australia; Australia;
Service/branch	Western Australian Defence Force; Commonwealth Military Forces; Australian Military Forces;
Years of service	1895–1918
Rank	Senior chaplain to the Western Australian Defence Force; (from 1901 part of the Commonwealth Military Forces); (1895–1914); Chaplain General of the Australian Military Forces; (1914–1918);

Charles Owen Leaver Riley (26 May 1854 – 23 June 1929) was the first Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Western Australia.

Early years

Riley was born in

East Bierley, Yorkshire from 1878 to 1880, Bradford from 1880 to 1882, and Lancaster from 1882 to 1885.^[3] He became vicar of St Paul's, Preston

, in 1885, a position he held for nine years.

Archbishop of Perth

In 1894 Riley was appointed Bishop of Perth, then the

consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey

on 18 October 1894.

Riley arrived in Western Australia on 3 February 1895

Guildford Grammar School was taken over by the Church and firmly established, but frequently came into conflict with Percy Henn, the school headmaster.^[1] He was also noted for his close association with Sir John Winthrop Hackett in working for the establishment of the University of Western Australia.^[1] He was senior chaplain of the Australian Military Forces in Western Australia in 1913; he became chaplain-general in the same year. Riley toured the UK, France & Egypt for 3½ months in late 1916 early 1917 enquiring into the administration of each theatre's Chaplain's Dept, returning to Australia in February 1917.^[4]

He was chancellor of the university from 1916 to 1922 and was also president of the trustees of the public library, museum and art gallery at Perth.

Personal life

Riley married Elizabeth Merriman on 7 January 1886; subsequently they had three daughters and three sons.

Victoria

.

Riley was active in

Grand Master of the Western Australian Grand Lodge. He held this position from 1904 until his death, with the exception of a three-year term (1917–1920) by Sir William Ellison-Macartney.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Boyce, Peter (2006). "Riley, Charles Owen Leaver (1854–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Australian National University. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
^ "Riley, Charles Owen Leaver (RLY874CO)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1176.
^ AWM B2455, C.O.L Riley's Service Record, Canberra
^ Horsley (The Rev'd Canon), JW (1906). "Notes on the Grand Chaplains of England". Ars Quatuor Coronatorum. Vol. 19. London: Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle Ltd. p. 195.

External links

Media related to Charles Riley at Wikimedia Commons

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Henry Parry	Anglican Bishop of Perth 1894 – 1914	Succeeded by himself as Anglican Archbishop of Perth
Preceded by himself as Anglican Bishop of Perth	Anglican Archbishop of Perth 1914 – 1929	Succeeded by Henry Le Fanu
Academic offices
Preceded by Sir John Winthrop Hackett	Chancellor of the University of Western Australia 1916 – 1922	Succeeded by Athelstan Saw

[ADB-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Boyce, Peter (2006). "Riley, Charles Owen Leaver (1854–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Australian National University. Retrieved 9 November 2009.

[2] "Riley, Charles Owen Leaver (RLY874CO)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1176.

[4] AWM B2455, C.O.L Riley's Service Record, Canberra

[QC19-5] Horsley (The Rev'd Canon), JW (1906). "Notes on the Grand Chaplains of England". Ars Quatuor Coronatorum. Vol. 19. London: Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle Ltd. p. 195.

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v t e Bishops and Archbishops of Perth
Bishops	Matthew Hale Henry Parry Charles Riley
Archbishops	Charles Riley Henry Le Fanu Robert Moline George Appleton Geoffrey Sambell Peter Carnley Roger Herft Kay Goldsworthy

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Early years

Archbishop of Perth

Personal life

References

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