Richard Appleby (bishop)

The Rt Rev Richard Franklin Appleby was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the late 20th century.[1]

Born on 17 November 1940, he was educated at the University of Melbourne.[2] Ordained in 1967,[3] his first posts were curacies at Glenroy and North Balwyn.[4] He was then Warden of Wollaston College[5] and Chaplain to the Archbishop of Perth. From 1975 he was Rector of Belmont and then Dean of Bathurst (1980–1983).[6] From 1983 to 1992 he was Assistant Bishop of Newcastle.[7] In 1992 he became Bishop of the Northern Territory, and retired in 1999. He is married to Elizabeth Appleby.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1995 General Synod
  2. ↑ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ↑ Victoria Government Gazette
  5. ↑ College WEb Site
  6. ↑ Cathedral Web Site
  7. ↑ "The Diocese of Newcastle" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  8. ↑ Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Clyde Maurice Wood		 Bishop of the Northern Territory
1992 –1999 		Succeeded by
Philip Leslie Freier
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