Russell Darbyshire

John Russell Darbyshire (12 October 1880 – 30 June 1948) was an Anglican bishop.^[1][2]

The Most Reverend John Russell Darbyshire
Archbishop of Cape Town
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Cape Town
Elected	1938
In office	1938-1948
Predecessor	Francis Phelps
Successor	Geoffrey Clayton
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway (1931-1938)
Orders
Ordination	1905
Consecration	30 April 1931 by Walter Robberds
Personal details
Born	(1888-10-12)12 October 1888 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Died	30 June 1948(1948-06-30) (aged 59) London, England
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Edward & Matilda Darbyshire
Alma mater	Emmanuel College, Cambridge

Life and ministry

He was born in Birkenhead in Cheshire in 1880, the son of Edward and Matilda Darbyshire,^[3] and educated at Dulwich College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.^[4] Ordained deacon in 1904 and priest in 1905,^[5] his first post was as a Curate at St Andrew the Less, Cambridge^[6] after which he was Vice-Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge. Later he was Vicar of St Luke, Liverpool then a Canon Residentiary at Manchester Cathedral. From 1922 to 1931^[7] he was Archdeacon of Sheffield, his last post before his ordaination to the episcopate as Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway^[8]- a post he held until 1938. In that year he was appointed Archbishop of Cape Town.^[9]

He was created a sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 1938.^[10]

He visited England to attend the Lambeth Conference in 1948, and died in London on 30 June 1948.^[11] He never married.

A set of iron gates were erected in his memory at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town.^[12]

Bibliography

• The Christian Faith and some Alternatives (1921)
• Our Treasury of Prayer and Praise (1926)
• Jesus, the Messiah in the Gospels (1933)