Moruya, NSW - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1890
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: John
Address: 15 Page Street, Moruya, New South Wales, 2537
Architect: Arthur Blacket
Traditional Owners: Yuin people
Last Updated: 29/11/2023
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History and Architecture:
Since 1862 there have been two St John’s churches in the present grounds. The first was a wooden structure, used as both a church and a church school. By 1886 it had become no longer serviceable and, in 1890, work began on a new brick and stone building alongside the old one.
Designed by Arthur Blacket the building was completed in April 1891 and the church was opened free of debt. It was dedicated to divine worship on 5th April 1891 and consecrated on 26th April 1893. The Rectory, built 1870-1873, is the earliest building remaining in the Anglican church precinct.
A stone Foundation stone reads, " AD 1890".
Clergy:
These names are now in the database and can be searched individually
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 - 1862 | Rev David Evans Jones | 1806 | 1879 | |
| 1862 - 1864 | Rev Henry Ham Britten | Deacon | 1836 | 1913 |
| 1865 - 1865 | Rev John Lister Knight | 1832 | 1902 | |
| 1865 - 1865 | Rev David Evans Jones | 1806 | 1879 | |
| 1866 - 1871 | Rev Alfred Teed Puddicombe | 1838 | 1904 | |
| 1871 - 1877 | Rev James Graham Love | 1835 | 1911 | |
| 1878 - 1880 | Rev Herbert Edward Taylor | 1848 | 1924 | |
| 1880 - 1883 | Rev Frederick Davis | 1827 | 1894 | |
| 1884 - 1885 | Rev Herbert Edward Thomson | 1839 | 1902 | |
| 1885 - 1894 | Rev Edward J. Spencer | 1851 | 1911 | |
| 1892 - 1893 | Rev Walter Montague White | Locum | 1834 | 1921 |
| 1894 - 1896 | Rev William J. Ellis | |||
| 1898 - 1904 | Rev James Herbert Williams | 1847 | 1913 | |
| 1904 - 1913 | Rev Samuel Hart | 1834 | 1928 | |
| 1914 - 1917 | Rev Arthur George Rix | 1880 | 1953 | |
| 1917 - 1918 | Rev Reginald R. McCartney Noake | 1879 | 1953 | |
| 1918 - 1928 | Rev George Augustus Sanders | 1885 | 1966 | |
| 1924 - 1924 | Rev Joseph Campbell | 1856 | 1933 | |
| 1925 - 1925 | Rev Edmund Harvey Walker | Locum | 1876 | 1932 |
| 1925 - 1925 | Rev F. Johnston | Deacon | ||
| 1928 - 1928 | Rev William S. McLeod | Acting | 1879 | 1960 |
| 1929 - 1930 | Rev Thomas Albert Gair | 1888 | 1972 | |
| 1930 - 1936 | Rev Gam Nell | |||
| 1936 - 1951 | Rev George Edward Wheeler | 1880 | 1957 | |
| 1952 - 1954 | Rev John Davies | 1914 | 2002 | |
| 1954 - 1956 | Rev Prosper De Mestre Pickburn | 1909 | 1981 | |
| 1956 - 1959 | Rev Dudley R. Ross | |||
| 1959 - 1964 | Rev James Tetlow | 1909 | 1999 | |
| 1964 - 1972 | Rev Warren E. Hall | |||
| 1972 - 1976 | Rev William Charles Price | |||
| 1974 - 1975 | Rev C Bosser | Acting | ||
| 1976 - 1977 | Rev Michael F. Cockayne | Locum | ||
| 1978 - 1980 | Rev Edgar Rolfe | |||
| 1979 - 1979 | Rev Malcolm Cohen | Asst | ||
| 1981 - 1988 | Rev Peter Bertram | |||
| 1988 - 1990 | Rev Paul Cook | |||
| 1990 - 1990 | Rev Bill Devonshire | Locum | ||
| 1990 - 1995 | Rev Canon William E. Wright | |||
| 1995 - 2002 | Rev David Hill | |||
| 2003 - 2007 | Rev Mark Sweeney | |||
| 2007 - 2008 | Rev Margaret L. Streatfield | Acting | ||
| 2008 - 2010 | Rev Robin Lewis Quinn | |||
| 2010 - 2010 | Bishop George Browning | Locum | ||
| 2010 - | Rev Linda Chapman |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. The Church website.
2. Cable Clerical Index.
3. Australian Heritage Database.