Alfred Barry


Alfred Barry
Bishop of Sydney
Photograph of Barry, c. 1890, by Elliott & Fry
Barry, c. 1890, by Elliott & Fry
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseSydney
In office1884–1889
PredecessorFrederic Barker
SuccessorSaumarez Smith
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination1850 (as deacon)
by Thomas Turton
1853 (as priest)
by Samuel Wilberforce
Consecration1 January 1884
by Edward White Benson
Personal details
Born(1826-01-15)15 January 1826
Ely Place, Holborn, London
Died1 April 1910(1910-04-01) (aged 84)
Windsor
BuriedWorcester Cathedral
DenominationAnglican
Parents
Spouse
Louisa Victoria Hughes
(m. 1851)
Children4
EducationKing's College School
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Coat of armsCoat of arms of Alfred Barry
Barry's grave in the Worcester Cathedral cloisters

Alfred Barry (15 January 1826 – 1 April 1910) was the third Bishop of Sydney serving 1884–1889. Over the course of his career, Barry served as headmaster of independent schools, Principal of King's College London university and founded Anglican schools such as Shore School. He officiated at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882.