Ben Wright (bishop)
Benjamen "Ben" Wright (15 March 1942 – 22 January 2010) was an Australian Anglican bishop who was the Bishop of Bendigo from 1992 to 1993.[1]
Wright was educated at Slade School, Warwick, Queensland and Murdoch University, Perth. He was ordained in 1965. After a curacy at Applecross[2] he held incumbencies at Narembeen, Alice Springs and Scarborough. He was Archdeacon of Stirling, then of the Goldfields and finally of O’Connor[3] before his ordination to the episcopate.
References[]
- ^ Parish of Northern Mallee
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory London, OUP, 1975-6, 86th edition ISBN 0-19-200008-X p 447
- ^ Wright, Rt Rev. Benjamen, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011 ; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 28 May 2012
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Murdoch University alumni
- 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia
- Anglican bishops of Bendigo
- Assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Perth
- 2010 deaths
- Archdeacons of Stirling, WA
- Australian Anglican bishop stubs