Charles Riley


Charles Riley
Bishop and Archbishop of Perth
Charles O L Riley, Chaplain General of the Australian Military Forces (1914–1918)
Charles O L Riley
Chaplain General of the Australian Military Forces (1914–1918)
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceWestern Australia
DiocesePerth
In office
  • 1894–1914 (as Bishop)
  • 1914–1929 (as Archbishop)
PredecessorHenry Parry
SuccessorHenry Le Fanu
Other post(s)Metropolitan of Western Australia (ex officio)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination1878 (as deacon)
1879 (as priest)
Consecration18 October 1894
Personal details
Born
Charles Owen Leaver Riley

(1854-05-26)26 May 1854
Died23 June 1929(1929-06-23) (aged 75)
Perth, Western Australia
DenominationAnglican
Parents
  • Lawrence William Riley
  • Emma, née Shaw
Spouse
Elizabeth Merriman
(m. 1886)
Children
Education
Alma materCaius College, Cambridge
Military career
Allegiance
  • Western Australia
  • Australia
Service/branch
Years of service1895–1918
Rank
  • Senior chaplain to the Western Australian Defence Force
  • (from 1901 part of the Commonwealth Military Forces)
  • (1895–1914)
  • Chaplain General of the Australian Military Forces
  • (1914–1918)

Charles Owen Leaver Riley (26 May 1854 – 23 June 1929) was the first Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Western Australia.