Frank Hulme-Moir
Francis Oag Hulme-Moir, AO (30 January 1910, Balmain, Sydney, Australia – 10 March 1979, Sydney) was the 7th Anglican Bishop of Nelson for a period of 11 years and coadjutor bishop of Sydney for 13 years from 1966.[1]
He was born on 30 January 1910,[2] educated at Sydney Technical High School and ordained in 1937.[3] He was a Chaplain to the Australian Armed Forces from then until 1947[4] when he became Archdeacon of Ryde. On 11 June 1954 he was ordained to the episcopate.[5] On 23 February 1965, he was appointed 6th Dean of Sydney a post he relinquished in late 1966 to become coadjutor bishop.[6]: 186, 194 Hulme-Moir was particularly noted for his booming bass voice and engaging personality.[2]
Hulme-Moir received the Order of Australia in 1976.[6]: 194
He died on 10 March 1979 and his funeral was attended by full military honours.[1][6]: 323
References
- ^ a b “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ a b Cable, K J. "Hulme-Moir, Francis Oag (1910–1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ "P02269.001". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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- ^ a b c Newth, Melville C. (1980). Serving a Great Cause. Sydney: M C Newth. ISBN 0959455000.
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