Hugh Gough (bishop)

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Church of England in Australia
ProvinceNew South Wales
DioceseSydney
In office1959–1966
PredecessorHoward Mowll
SuccessorMarcus Loane
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination1928 (as deacon)
1929 (as priest)
Consecration1948
Personal details
Born
Hugh Rowlands Gough

(1905-09-19)19 September 1905
Thandiani, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)
Died13 November 1997(1997-11-13) (aged 92)
DenominationAnglican
Parents
  • Charles Massey Gough
  • Lizzie, née
 Middleton
Spouse
Hon. Madeline Elizabeth Kinnaird
​
​
(m. 1929)​
Children1
Previous post(s)
EducationWeymouth College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Coat of armsCoat of arms of Hugh Gough (bishop)

Hugh Rowlands Gough,

OBE, TD[1]
(19 September 1905 – 13 November 1997) was an Anglican bishop.

Early life

Gough was born in Thandiani, Punjab, British India, into a clerical family, the son of the Rev. Charles Massey Gough and his wife, Lizzie Middleton.[2][3] He was educated at Weymouth College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[4]

Clerical career

He trained for ordination at the

London College of Divinity and was made deacon in 1928 and ordained a priest in 1929.[5] His first position was as a curate at St Mary's Islington
(1928-1931).

He was then successively

Rural Dean of Islington (1946-1948) and a prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral, London, in 1948.[8]

He was the

Archbishop of Sydney, during which time he also served as Primate of the Church of England in Australia.[10]

In 1961 he courted controversy by attacking atheist philosophers at

Sydney University such as John Anderson for corrupting the youth.[11]

His departure from Australia followed a complaint and allegations of having had an improper relationship with a married woman, after which the Rector of St Mark's Church, Darling Point was instructed to seek his immediate resignation.[12]

On his return to England he was Rector of St Peter's Church, Freshford (1967-1972) after which he retired.[13]

Personal life

In 1929 he married the Hon. Madeline Elizabeth, daughter of the 12th Lord Kinnaird and his wife Frances Clifton of Lytham Hall. They had a daughter Lucy Gough born in 1931.[14] She married first Mervyn Temple Richards and secondly John Vivian, 4th Baron Swansea.

References

  1. ^ NPG details
  2. ^ 1911 England Census
  3. ^ India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786–1947
  4. ISBN 0-7136-1140-5
  5. ^ "Crockford's Clerical Directory: The Rt Revd Hugh Rowlands Gough". Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  7. ^ "Crockford's Clerical Directory: The Rt Revd Hugh Rowlands Gough". Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. ^ Loane, M. L. (29 November 1997). "Obituary: The Right Rev Hugh Gough". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ^ "New Bishop Suffragan Of Barking". The Times, 26 August 1948, p. 6.
  10. ^ "Australia Primate Resigns". The Times, 25 May 1966, p. 10.
  11. ^ J. Franklin, Corrupting the Youth: A history of philosophy in Australia (Macleay Press, 2003), ch.5.
  12. ISBN 978-1-4982-8931-3
  13. ^ "Crockford's Clerical Directory: The Rt Revd Hugh Rowlands Gough". Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  14. ^ Burkes Peerage 105th Ed 1970 "Kinnaird"
Church of England titles
Preceded by
James Theodore Inskip
 Bishop of Barking
1948 – 1959 		Succeeded by
William Frank Percival Chadwick
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Howard West Kilvinton Mowll
Archbishop of Sydney

1959 – 1966 		Succeeded by
Primate of Australia
1959 – 1966 		Succeeded by
Philip Nigel Warrington Strong
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