Theodore Bruce McCall (29 December 1911 – 16 January 1969) was an

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in Australia. Born into a distinguished family, McCall was educated at

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and was an

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at Mercantile Marine (AUSNCo) until 1931. He studied for the priesthood at

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, was ordained in 1936 and served first as a

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at Milawa. Later he was

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of Yea and then a

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in the

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. After

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he was

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and then Holy Trinity, Launceston. He was the

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of the

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from 1953 until 1959 when he was consecrated a bishop on 2 February at

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to serve as the sixth Bishop of Rockhampton, a post he held for four years. In 1963, he was

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as the Bishop of Wangaratta, and in 1969 he died while holding that office. His son,

David McCall William David Hair McCall (29 February 1940 - 7 May 2021) was an Australian Anglican bishop. McCall was born into a prominent family. His grandfather was John McCall KCMG, Agent-General for Tasmania, and his father, Theodore Bruce McCall, an A ...

, was Bishop of Bunbury from 2000 until 2010.Diocesan website

References

1911 births 1969 deaths People educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide People educated at St Columb's Hall, Wangaratta Anglican bishops of Rockhampton Anglican bishops of Wangaratta 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia Australian military chaplains World War II chaplains {{Australia-anglican-bishop-stub