Robert George Beal (17 August 1929 – 24 June 2009) was an Australian Anglican

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. Beal was educated at Sydney Grammar School and the

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. He was

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in 1953 and was a curate at St Francis’ Nundah, Brisbane. He later held incumbencies in South Townsville and Auchenflower. After this he was the

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of Wangaratta (1965–1972) and then

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(1975–1983). He was also Archdeacon of

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for the last two years. In 1985 he was ordained to the

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as the seventh Bishop of Wangaratta, a position he held for nine years. Beal died in Newcastle in 2009 and his ashes were interred in Wangaratta.

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People educated at Sydney Grammar School University of Newcastle (Australia) alumni Anglican Church of Australia deans Anglican archdeacons in Australia Anglican bishops of Wangaratta 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia 1929 births 2009 deaths {{Australia-anglican-bishop-stub