PARISH PRIESTS
1855-61 The Revd John Watson 1865-91 The Revd Canon Edward Tucker Howell 1891-1933 The Revd Thomas Morrison Boyer 1933-37 The Revd Leslie B. Riley 1937-41; 1945-46 The Revd Gordon Cornish 1941-45 The Revd Geoffrey P. Hadden (Locum tenens) 1946-52 The Revd Vernon H.G. Sherwin 1952-58 The Revd Frank B. Hewitson 1958-65 The Revd Clive L. Penn 1965-72 The Revd Reginald A. Haire 1972-84 The Revd Canon A.M. Lewis 1984-89 The Revd G. Roper 1989-90 The Revd Philip Anderson 1990-91 The Revd Canon A.M. Lewis (Locum tenens) 1991-96 The Revd Peter S. Roper 1996-2004 The Revd R. Grant Pacey 2004-12 The Revd Reginald J. Farnell, Archdeacon of the Murray 2013-2016 The Revd Richard Litjens, Archdeacon of the Murray 2016-19 The Revd Lyndon Sulzberger From 2020 Parish Priest-in-Charge The Revd Chris Talbot |
ST JUDE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, PORT ELLIOT
A comprehensive history of St Jude's, prepared by Mrs Lorraine Pomery and covering the church's first 120 years, was published in 1974. The following is a short extract from that history. A good beginning What was then known as the Parish of Encounter Bay was established by the first Bishop of Adelaide, The Rt Revd Augustus Short. At a public meeting held in Port Elliot on 27 January, 1854, a committee was formed to progress the building of a church, to be chaired by Mr Buxton Forbes Laurie. One of the committee was Mr Thomas Jones, who was then Superintendent of Public Works for the Goolwa-Port Elliot railway line, jetties and breakwater. Mr Jones designed the church building in 1854, the pews in 1855 and the front porch (tower) in 1870. Another committee member, Mr T.W. Higgins, donated the cost of the land on which the church was built, an allotment on the corner of The Strand and Arthur Street. Advertisements were placed regularly in the Observer and Dispatch newspapers, reminding subscribers that immediate payment was required so that building could begin. On 22 June 1854 the foundation stone of the building was laid by The Very Revd James Farrell, Dean of Adelaide, with a last minute switch in name from St Saviour's to St Jude. By December of the same year, construction was sufficiently advanced for a service to be held there on Christmas Day, although the building had only glazed calico windows, was not floored or roofed and had no seats, the pioneers having to bring their own seats with them. In January 1855, The Revd John Watson was elected the first incumbent of the parish, a position he held until 1861. Highlights
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