Neville Chynoweth

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Neville James Chynoweth (3 October 1922 – 11 August 2011[1]) was the seventh Bishop of Gippsland from 1980 to 1987.[2][3]

Chynoweth was educated at Manly High School,[4] Moore Theological College (ThL(Hons) in 1949 and a BD in 1969) and the University of Sydney, where he received a MA (1957).[5] He was ordained in 1950, serving a curacy at St Michael's Sydney, Rector of Kangaroo Valley (1951–52) and then a chaplain of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. From 1954 to 1963 he was Rector of St John's Dee Why[6] and then, from 1973 to 1966, St Anne's Strathfield.[7] In 1966 his ministry took him to Canberra, where he was Rector of All Saint's Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory (1966–71) and then St Paul's Manuka, Australian Capital Territory (1971–74).[5] He was appointed archdeacon in 1973.

In 1974 he was consecrated assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, serving until 1980 when he was translated as bishop to the Diocese of Gippsland (1980–87). He retired in 1987 (aged 65) and served as ab honorary assistant bishop in Canberra and Goulburn from 1991 to 2004.[5]

References

  1. ↑ St david’s, red hill
  2. ↑ National Library of Australia
  3. ↑ Diocesan history
  4. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Australian Anglican Directory 2011, Publishing Solutions Pty Ltd, ISBN 978-1-920892-29-6
  6. ↑ Church website
  7. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Graham Richard Delbridge		 Bishop of Gippsland
1980–1987 		Succeeded by
Colin Davies Sheumack


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