Francis Bertie Boyce
Francis Bertie Boyce | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President of the Council of Churches in New South Wales | |
| In office 1926 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1844 Tiverton, Devon, England |
| Died | 27 May 1931 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | clergyman |
Francis Bertie Boyce (6 April 1844 – 27 May 1931), commonly referred to as Archdeacon Boyce, was an Australian clergyman and social reformer. A supporter of inter-church dialogue, in 1926 he was elected president of the recently formed Council of Churches in New South Wales.[1]
Honours
Mount Boyce is named in honour of Venerable Archdeacon Boyce.[2]
Memorials to Boyce were placed in the Sydney and Bathurst cathedrals and his portrait by Julian Ashton was presented to the National Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1917. His memoirs were published posthumously in 1934 as Four-Score Years and Seven.[3]
References
- ↑ "Young at 82". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). No. 14, 478. New South Wales, Australia. 5 May 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Mount Boyce". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ K. J. Cable (1972). "Francis Bertie Boyce (1844–1931)". Boyce, Francis Bertie (1844 - 1931). MUP. pp. 368–369. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)