Owen Dowling

The Right Reverend
Owen Douglas Dowling
Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn
Church Anglican Church of Australia
Province New South Wales
Diocese Canberra and Goulburn
Personal details
Born (1934-10-11)11 October 1934
Died 7 May 2008(2008-05-07) (aged 73)

Owen Douglas Dowling (1934 – 2008[1][2]) was an Anglican bishop in Australia.[3][4]

Dowling was educated at Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne. He was a secondary school teacher until 1959. He was ordained in 1960 and was a curate at Sunshine and Deer Park in the Diocese of Melbourne. He then became the vicar of St Philip’s West Heidelberg[5] and then the precentor and organist at St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn. From 1968 to 1972 he was the rector of South Wagga Wagga [6] and then the Archdeacon of Canberra.

On 25 March 1981, he was consecrated an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and on 15 November 1983 was elected its diocesan bishop. He was installed on 17 December 1983 and retired on 1 January 1993. Dowling was an early protagonist for the ordination of women.[7][8]

His last positions were incumbencies in Tasmania at St James’ New Town, Hobart and Christ Church, Longford.

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Preceded by
Cecil Warren
Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn
1983–1992
Succeeded by
George Browning


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