James Francis Turner (1829 – 27 April 1893) was the second

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in the 19th century. Turner was born in

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in 1829. He was educated at

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, where he graduated BA in 1851 and MA in 1853. He was

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deacon in 1852, and priest in 1853. He was

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, Durham, and then held incumbencies at

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and

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before his appointment to become

.”The Story of The Anglican Church in Australia” Symonds, E. London,

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, 1898 On 24 February 1869, Turner was ordained and consecrated a bishop, in

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, by

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; George Selwyn,

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; and six other prelates.

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1829 births Alumni of University College, Durham Anglican bishops of Grafton and Armidale 19th-century Anglican bishops in Australia 1893 deaths People from Great Yarmouth {{Australia-anglican-bishop-stub