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Clergy serving the Parish 1901-2002

Services were initially conducted by the Rev. Fred W. R. Newton (who first preached on 2nd June 1901 at Olinda). Rev. Newton was the Priest in Charge of the Parochial District of Ferntree Gully.

It took almost two decades for St. Mat­thew’s to secure its first full-time vicar. Rev. Garnet Shaw lived some time at Olinda (1920-22). but Rev. J. Redmond was the first resident vicar of St. Matthew’s parish (1924-26), and his successor Rev. Ernest L. R. Panelli was the first resident at St. Matthew’s first vicarage. “Woonilla”, in Falls Road, was purchased in 1927, and dedicated by Archdeacon Lamble on 15th December, 1927. its cost had been 500 pounds. Unfortunately this building proved to be inadequate. The original owner, Mrs. Braithwaite, generously offered to repurchase it pending the building of a new vicarage which was to be built on church grounds.

Much thought went into that new venture. Thanks to the builder’s ability and A. S. Plowman’s (a resident builder) supervision, a fine vicarage was handed over in January 1931 and dedicated on the 25 February 1931. While its cost of construction was relatively low at 765 pounds, the burden was none-the-less great on such a small congregation. Yet only a few years later it was free of debt Rev. Alfred Miles (1930-36) was the first resident of the new vicarage.

 

Based at Clergy House, Ferntree Gully

1901-1907
1907-1908
1908-1910
1910
1910-1913
1913-1915
1915-1920
1920-1922
1922
1922-24
1924

 

The Rev. Fred W. R. Newton
The Rev. E. J. Withycombe, B.A.
The Rev. G. A. M. Cerutty
The Rev. W Hudson
The Rev. E. W. Moorehouse, asst. ny Rev H. J. Harvey
The Rev. W. G. Thomas, Th.L. asst. by Rev. Keating
The Rev. G. A. M. Cerutty
The Rev. E. Woolley (based at Sth. Sassafras i.e. Kallista)
The Rev. Garnet E. Shaw, MA.
The Rev. E. D. Kent, M.A.
The Rev. C. W. Woolley

Other clergy who conducted services (St. Michael's)
The Rt. Rev. Donald Baker, D.D., M.A.
The Rev. J. Carrington

Incumbents

1924-1926
1926-1928
1928-1930
1930-1936
1936-1938
1938-1941
1941-1949
1949-1953
1954-1957
1957-1960
1960-1968
1968-1972
1972-1978
1978-1982
1983-1989
1989-2003
2003-2007
2007-

The Rev. J. Redmond, Th.L. (1st Vicar)
The Rev. Ernest L. R. Panelli, Th.L.
The Rev. Thomas. H. Watts, Th.L.
The Rev. Alfred. C. Miles, Th.L. asst. by Rev J. Carrington (ret)
The Rev. A. C. Busby, Th.L.
The Rev. 0scar Muspratt, Th.L.
The Rev. L. W. Bull, Th.L.
The Rev. Gilbert. C. Lamble, Th.L.
The Rev. Richard H. Pidgeon, B,A., Th.L.
The Rev. Harold G. Richards, Th.L.
The Rev. Frank L. Oliver, M.B.E., M.A., Th.L.
The Rev. C. V. Doig, BA., Th.L.
The Rev. C. D. Houghton Pilkington, Th.L.
The Rev. Stephen Coggins
The Rev. Scott-Branagan
The Rev. Douglas J. Wilson
The Rev. John Simpson
To be announced