Ernest Kenneth "Ken" Leslie OBE was the Bishop of Bathurst during the second half of the 20th century.[1]
Born on 14 May 1911 and educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew [2] and the University of Melbourne, he was ordained in 1935. His first post was as curate at Holy Trinity, Coburg after which he was Priest in charge at Tennant Creek. He then held incumbencies in Darwin and Alice Springs. He was Vice-Warden of St John’s College, Morpeth from 1947 to 1952 and then Chaplain of Geelong Grammar School until his ordination to the episcopate in 1959.
Known as “The Bishop” who walked he resigned his see in 1981 and died on 6 January 2010.[3]
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| Preceded by Arnold Lomas Wylde |
Bishop of Bathurst 1959 –1981 |
Succeeded by Howell Arthur John Witt |
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