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- 1933 (Creation)
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1 manila folder
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Biographical history
Howard West Kilvinton Mowll was born in 1890 in Dover, United Kingdom. He was educated at Kings College and Ridley Hall, Cambridge. Ordained Deacon in 1913 and Priest in 1914, he spent the years 1913-1922 engaged by Wycliffe College, Toronto, Canada. From 1922-1926 he was the Assistant Bishop of West China, becoming Lord Bishop of West China in 1926 until 1933. In 1933 he was elected Archbishop of Sydney and in 1947 he was elected Primate of Australia and Tasmania. Archbishop Mowll died in 1958.
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Administrative history
The "Moore Theological College Ordinance of 1919" placed the government of the College under the Church of England Synod, and established a committee to administer its various functions. The Committee changed its name to the Moore College Council in October 1984.
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Illuminated address from members of Moore College's Committee to H.W.K. Mowll, welcoming him as President and Chairman of the Committee.
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Unrestricted. Handle with care.