Melbourne’s Bishop Barbara Darling dies

Posted on February 15, 2015 
Filed under Australian dioceses

Very sad news in an e-mail from the office of the Archbishop of Melbourne:

“The Right Reverend Barbara Darling has died this morning at 11.20am in hospital after suffering a stroke on Saturday 7 February. Family and friends were with her when she died. …

Her sudden and untimely death has shocked and saddened all who knew her and enjoyed her loving pastoral support, friendship and encouragement, within the diocese of Melbourne, with her fellow Bishops, amongst the staff of the diocese and throughout Australian Anglicans.

We mourn her death and pray for her family and friends as they grieve her loss.”

We also hear that Bishop Darling’s funeral will be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne, next Sunday 22 February at 5:00pm.

Related: Melbourne’s first Anglican female bishop dies – The Age.