Elsternwick, VIC - St Clement's Anglican

Year Built: 1915

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: Clement

Address: Corner Glen Huntley & Brighton Roads, Elsternwick, Victoria, 3185

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri people

Last Updated: 09/01/2021

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History and Architecture:

The first church was a wooden church and was erected in 1886 at the corner of McCombie Street. It was opened by the Very Reverend H.B. McCartney. It was later relocated to the current church site.*

The Foundation stone of the present church was laid on 21 August 1915 by the Archbishop of Melbourne James Moorehouse.*

Clergy:

This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.

Years Name Annotation D.o.B D.o.D
1886 - 1887 Mr J. E. Davies
1889 - 1890 Rev H. W.D. Adeney
1890 - 1910 Rev G. Sproule
1910 - 1919 Rev H. H. Gardner
1928 - 1943 Rev J. Henry
1943 - 1953 Rev Karl Egbert Hamilton 1883 1958
1953 - 1965 Rev J. Cohn
1965 - 1978 Rev G. Tooth
1978 - 1982 Rev J. Rowse
1982 - Rev J. Hislop
2011 - Rev Raymond Moore

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.

Source:

Our First 100 Years. SLTF 283.099451OU7C