John Lewis (Bishop of North Queensland)

Hurtle John Lewis AM[1] (born 2 January 1926) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop.

Lewis was born in Adelaide,[2] the son[3] of a kangaroo shooter.[4] He was educated at Prince Alfred College and the University of London.[5] After World War II service with the Royal Australian Navy he was ordained in 1951.[6] He then held various positions in the Society of the Sacred Mission until he became Bishop of North Queensland in 1971,[7] a position he held until 1996.

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Religious titles
Preceded by
Ian Wotton Allnutt Shevill
Bishop of North Queensland
1971 1996
Succeeded by
Clyde Maurice Wood


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