Neville James Chynoweth (3 October 1922 – 11 August 2011) was the seventh Bishop of Gippsland from 1980 to 1987. Chynoweth was educated at

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(ThL (Hons) in 1949 and a BD in 1969) and the

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, where he received an MA (1957). He was ordained in 1950, serving a

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at St Michael's

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(1951–52) and then a

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of the

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. From 1954 to 1963 he was Rector of St John's

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and then, from 1963 to 1966, St Anne's

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. In 1966 his ministry took him to

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, where he was Rector of All Saints

Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory Ainslie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. The suburb is bounded by Limestone Avenue and Majura Avenue to the west and north, Phillip Avenue to the north-east, Mount Ainslie to the east and Quick Street to the s ...

(1966–71) and then St Paul's, Manuka (1971–74). He was appointed

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in 1973. In 1974 he was consecrated

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in the

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, serving until 1980 when he was translated as

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to the

Diocese of Gippsland The Diocese of Gippsland is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, founded in 1902. It is situated in the Gippsland region of the state of Victoria, Australia and covers most of the eastern part of the state. The diocesan cathedral is ...

(1980–87). He retired in 1987 (aged 65) and served as an honorary assistant bishop in Canberra and Goulburn from 1991 to 2004. He was made a

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(AM) in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours.

References

1922 births People educated at Manly Selective Campus University of Sydney alumni Anglican archdeacons in Australia Anglican bishops of Gippsland Assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn Members of the Order of Australia 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia 2011 deaths {{Australia-anglican-bishop-stub