Barbara Darling

Q: When did Barbara Darling die?

Barbara Darling died on February 15, 2015.

Q: How old was Barbara Darling when they died?

Barbara Darling was 67 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Barbara Darling's cause of death?

The cause of death of Barbara Darling was stroke.

Barbara Brinsley Darling (17 October 1947 – 15 February 2015) was an Australian Anglican bishop. She was among the first women to be an ordained deacon in the Anglican Church of Australia.

Darling was born in Burwood, Sydney, one of three children of Geoff and Honor Darling. In 1975 she began studying theology at Ridley College, Melbourne.

Darling was ordained as deacon on 9 February 1986 and as a priest on 13 December 1992. She was consecrated to the episcopate at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, on 31 May 2008. She became the first woman to be a bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. She was the Bishop for Diocesan Ministries until 2009 when she became the Bishop of the Eastern Region.

Darling died on 15 February 2015 following a stroke. Her funeral was held at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, on 22 February 2015.