SADLIER, WILLIAM CHARLES (1867-1935), born at Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, was the son of a journalist and came to Australia in the eighties. He entered Trinity College, Melbourne, and in 1892 was ordained in the Church of England. (B.A., 1894; M.A., 1896.) Sadlier was curate of Pyramid Hill and Bendigo, and principal of Perry Hall theological college in Bendigo (1897-99). In 1899 he was appointed co-editor of the Church of England Messenger, and in the same year took over the parish of Christ Church, St Kilda. In 1904 he was created canon of St Paul's Cathedral, and from 1907 to 1910 was lecturer in theology at St John's College and examining chaplain to the bishops of Bendigo and Gippsland. (B.D., London, 1909; D.D., 1918.) In 1912 he succeeded Dr Mules as Bishop of Nelson. Sadlier was chaplain to the Australian forces (1896-1912), and during the war of 1914-18 was senior chaplain to the New Zealand forces. He died on 1 Feb 1935. His wife was Edith E., daughter of William Lievesley of Victoria.

Who's Who N.Z., 1924, 1932; Nelson Evening Mail, 2 Feb 1935.

Reference: Volume 2, page 138

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