Anthony Joseph Burgess (29 July 1938 − 23 October 2013) was an

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-born Papua New Guinean

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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1967 in Maitland for the Diocese of

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, Burgess was appointed coadjutor bishop of the

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in May 2000, before being ordained bishop of the title in September 2000. He succeeded Raymond Kalisz in August 2002 and retired in September 2013, a month prior to his death.

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1938 births 2013 deaths Clergy from New South Wales 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Papua New Guinea Roman Catholic bishops of Wewak {{Australia-RC-bishop-stub