Arthur Malcolm
Arthur Malcolm (born 1934) was the first Aboriginal bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia, licensed as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of North Queensland.[1]
Born in Yarrabah, Queensland and ordained a priest in 1978, Malcolm was consecrated on 12 October 1985 at Townsville[2] and served as bishop to the Aborigine peoples of northern Queensland until his retirement in 2000.[3]
References[]
- ^ Loss, Noel. The History of North Queensland in Black and White: A Personal Retrospective Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1]
- ^ Prentis, Malcolm D. A Concise Companion to Aboriginal History (Google Books) p. 130 (Accessed 25 September 2013)
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- Assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of North Queensland
- 1934 births
- Living people
- Australian Anglican bishop stubs