Background
Turner was born in Yarmouth Norfolk, in 1829, educated at Durham University where he graduated Bachelor in 1851 and Master of Arts in 1853.
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James Turner
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University of Durham.
Career
He received a by diploma in 1868. He was ordained deacon in 1852, and priest in 1853. He was Chaplain of Bishop Cosin"s Hall, Durham and then held incumbencies at Canons Ashby and North Tidworth before his ordination to the episcopate.
In February 1869 Turner was consecrated Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, in Westminster Abbey, by Archbishop Tait of Canterbury, Bishop George Selwyn of New Zealand, and six other prelates.
On 10 September 1869 he was formally enthroned in his Cathedral-Designate: Street Peters Armidale. This legally triggered three events: 1.
He formally became the first Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, 2. The Diocese of Grafton and Armidale formally came into being, and 3.
Street Peter"s Armidale formally became a Cathedral.
Foreign further information on Bishop James Turner, see:
Turner died in Rome, Italy, on his way to England, on 27 April 1893.
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Religion
Anglican