John Oliver Feetham (28 January 1873 – 14 September 1947) was a long-serving Anglican bishop in Australia, who was aligned with the Anglo-Catholic tradition. He was the Anglican Bishop of North Queensland from 1913 until his death in 1947.
Early life Feetham was born into an ecclesiastical family, his father was the Reverend William Feetham, Rural Dean of Raglan, Monmouthshire and his mother the daughter of an archdeacon.Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.The Times, 14 December 1891 p. 12, "University Intelligence Oxford, Dec. 12"
Religious life Feetham was ordained in 1899.The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, London, John Phillips, 1900 After a curacy at St Simon Zelotes, Bethnal Green, he was Principal of the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd (one of the Australian Bush Brotherhoods). In 1913 he was ordained to the episcopate as the fourth Bishop of North Queensland."Ecclesiastical Intelligence. New Bishop Of North Queensland", The Times 1 November 1912, p. 4.
Feetham established a number of Anglican schools in North Queensland:
All Souls and St Gabriel's in Charters Towers St Anne's in Townsville (now the Cathedral School) St Mary's School in Herberton
Later life Feetham died on 14 September 1947"Obituary Bishop Of North Queensland", The Times 16 September 1947, p. 6 and his ashes were interred beneath the high altar at St James' Cathedral, Townsville.
Feetham is commemorated in the Australian Anglican calendar on 15 September.
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