William Broughton (bishop)
William Broughton | |
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| Bishop of Australia | |
Portrait of Broughton by William Nicholas | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Australia |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of New South Wales |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 14 February 1836 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 22, 1788 |
| Died | February 20, 1853 (aged 64) City of Westminster, Middlesex |
| Buried | Canterbury Cathedral |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Sarah Francis |
| Education | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet The King's School, Canterbury |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| Coat of arms | |
William Grant Broughton (22 May 1788 – 20 February 1853) was a British Anglican bishop. He was the first (and only) Bishop of Australia of the Church of England. The then Diocese of Australia has become the Anglican Church of Australia and is divided into twenty three dioceses.