Richard Thorpe (priest)

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Richard Joshua Thorpe (born 13 May 1838 Hoghton; died 23 October 1920 Christchurch) [1] was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th. [2]

Thorpe was educated at Trinity College, Dublin [3] and ordained in 1862. He served three curacies: at St John, Dublin (1861–1864); St Andrew the Less, Cambridge (1864 [4] -1866) and St John, Langley, Essex (1866–1867).He was at All Saints, Nelson from 1867 to 1878, where he was also archdeacon of Waimea [5] and dean of New Zealand. He was then the incumbent of St Paul, Wellington. [6]

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References

  1. Blain's Clergy in the Diocese of Dunedin, 1852–1919
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p 1185: London, Horace Cox, 1908
  3. "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir Supplement p118: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE The Morning Post (London, England), Friday, 8 April 1864; pg. 6; Issue 28178. British Library Newspapers, Part II: 1800–1900
  5. Canterbury Museum
  6. Hive