Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1954-2014 (Production)
Niveau de description
Collection
Étendue matérielle et support
Spiral bound notebooks, loose papers in manila folders
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Ken Short AO was born in Kenya on July 6, 1927. He spent 3 years in the army, including two years as Commander Lieutenant with the Commonwealth Occupying Forces in Japan, from 1946-1948. He studied at Moore College from 1949-1951. He was ordained in 1952 and served in the parishes of Mosman and Pittwater before missionary service in what was then Tanganyika (later Tanzania). On his return, he served as General Secretary of CMS and then had as rector of Vaucluse from 1971-1975. He was consecrated as bishop in 1975 and served as Bishop of Wollongong until 1982, then Bishop of Parramatta from 1982-1989. He was concurrently Bishop to the Australian Defence Force from 1979-1989, and Army Chaplain General from 1979-1981. In 1988 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. He retired in 1992.
References:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/ken-short-obituary-trusted-bishop-and-family-man-with-a-gift-for-counsel-20141112-11kwz9.html
https://sydneyanglicans.net/news/sydneys-elder-statesman-dies
Histoire archivistique
Donated by Simon Benson in May 2020.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Unrestricted