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