George Herbert Jose
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George Herbert Jose was Canon of St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide
, Australia
, archdeacon of Mount Gambier
, South Australia
, and Dean of Adelaide
.
Born at Bristol
, UK, Jose was educated at Clifton College
, and Worcester College, Oxford
where he obtained his BA in 1903 and was awarded his MA in 1906.
He left England
for Australia
in 1888 and after marrying Clara Ellen Stuart (d.1925) in 1890 they went together to China
in 1891 where Jose worked as a lay CMS missionary until 1899. His brother was Arthur Wilberforce Jose
.
In 1900 Jose won a Davis Chinese Scholarship to Oxford University.
After ordination in England and curacies at Gloucester
and Oxford
he and his wife went to Adelaide
in South Australia
in 1903 where he took charge of St Cyprian's, Lower North Adelaide. In 1906 he was appointed as rector of Christ Church, North Adelaide. He was appointed a Canon of Adelaide in 1918 and Archdeacon of Adelaide in 1929. He resigned the incumbency of Christ Church in 1933 to become Dean of Adelaide until his retirement in 1953.
During World War I
Jose was Chaplain to the Australian Military Forces including Deputy Senior Chaplain 1916-18. His son Wilfred was killed in action in France but another son Ivan was awarded the Military Cross.
Jose compiled a three-volume history of The Church of England in South Australia (1937, 1954, 1955); his other writings included Annals of Christ Church (1921) and The Story of Jesus Christ (1930).
He died in Adelaide.
St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide
St Peter's Cathedral is an Anglican Cathedral in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is the seat of the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, archdeacon of Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier, South Australia
Mount Gambier is the largest regional city in South Australia located approximately 450 kilometres south of the capital Adelaide and just 17 kilometres from the Victorian border....
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, and Dean of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
.
Born at Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, UK, Jose was educated at Clifton College
Clifton College
Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1862. In its early years it was notable for emphasising science in the curriculum, and for being less concerned with social elitism, e.g. by admitting day-boys on equal terms and providing a dedicated...
, and Worcester College, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
where he obtained his BA in 1903 and was awarded his MA in 1906.
He left England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1888 and after marrying Clara Ellen Stuart (d.1925) in 1890 they went together to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
in 1891 where Jose worked as a lay CMS missionary until 1899. His brother was Arthur Wilberforce Jose
Arthur Wilberforce Jose
Arthur Wilberforce Jose was an English-Australian historian and editor of the Australian Encyclopaedia.Jose was born at Bristol, South West England, eldest son of William Wilberforce Jose, , and his wife Sarah Maria, née Woodward. W. W...
.
In 1900 Jose won a Davis Chinese Scholarship to Oxford University.
After ordination in England and curacies at Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
and Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
he and his wife went to Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
in 1903 where he took charge of St Cyprian's, Lower North Adelaide. In 1906 he was appointed as rector of Christ Church, North Adelaide. He was appointed a Canon of Adelaide in 1918 and Archdeacon of Adelaide in 1929. He resigned the incumbency of Christ Church in 1933 to become Dean of Adelaide until his retirement in 1953.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Jose was Chaplain to the Australian Military Forces including Deputy Senior Chaplain 1916-18. His son Wilfred was killed in action in France but another son Ivan was awarded the Military Cross.
Jose compiled a three-volume history of The Church of England in South Australia (1937, 1954, 1955); his other writings included Annals of Christ Church (1921) and The Story of Jesus Christ (1930).
He died in Adelaide.