John Stephen Hart (27 December 1866 - 28 May 1952) was an Australian

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who was the Bishop of Wangaratta in the Church of England in Australia (now the Anglican Church of Australia).

Early life

Hart was born in

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, in 1866, the son of John Hart and his wife Mary, who was the daughter of Sir George Stephen. He was educated at East St Kilda Grammar School.

Education and ministry

Hart graduated from the

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in 1887 and was ordained deacon in 1893 and priest in 1894. He served curacies at St Paul's,

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(1893-1896) and

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(1896-1900). He was then the vicar of Holy Trinity Benalla (1900-1903), St Anselm's Middle Park (1904-1907) and St Martin's

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(1907-1914). In 1912 Hart was appointed to the theological staff at Trinity College, Melbourne. In 1914 he became the Warden of St John's Theological College in

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. In September 1919 he was elected the

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following the death of Charles Godby. He was appointed Bishop of Wangaratta in 1927 and retired in 1942.

Personal life

In 1900, at

, he married Catherine Buckhurst (1868-1942). Hart died in 1952, aged 85, and was buried at St Kilda Cemetery.

References

Sources

*The Times, 2 May 1927
Australian Dictionary of Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Stephen Deans of Melbourne Anglican bishops of Wangaratta 1866 births 1952 deaths People from Caulfield, Victoria University of Melbourne alumni Religious leaders from Melbourne University of Melbourne faculty