Eric Hawkey
Appearance
Ernest Eric Hawkey was the sixth Bishop of Carpentaria.[1]
He was born on 1 June 1909, educated at Trinity Grammar School, Sydney [2] and ordained in 1936.[3] After curacies at St Alban’s, Ultimo and St Paul, Burwood[4] he was Priest in charge at Kandos. From 1947 to 1968 he was Secretary of the Australian Board of Missions and from 1962 a Canon Residentiary at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane[5] when he was ordained to the episcopate he died on 25 July 1986.
References
- ^ Anglican Archives
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP, 1941
- ^ Church web-site
- ^ Parish records created by the provenance of St John's Cathedral
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