Owen Dowling

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Owen Douglas Dowling (11 October 1934 – 7 May 2008^[1]^[2]) was an Anglican bishop in Australia.^[3]^[4]

Dowling was educated at Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne. He was a secondary school teacher until 1959. He was ordained in 1960 and was a curate at Sunshine and Deer Park in the Diocese of Melbourne. He then became the vicar of St Philip’s West Heidelberg^[5] and then the precentor and organist at St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn. From 1968 to 1972 he was the rector of South Wagga Wagga ^[6] and then the Archdeacon of Canberra.

On 25 March 1981, he was consecrated an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and on 15 November 1983 was elected its diocesan bishop. He was installed on 17 December 1983 and retired on 1 January 1993. His last positions were incumbencies in Tasmania at St James’ New Town, Hobart and Christ Church, Longford.

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Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Cecil Warren	Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn 1983–1992	Succeeded by George Browning

v t e Anglican Bishops of Goulburn

Goulburn (1863–1950)	Mesac Thomas William Chalmers Christopher Barlow Lewis Radford Ernest Burgmann

Canberra & Goulburn (1950 onwards)	Ernest Burgmann Kenneth Clements Cecil Warren Owen Dowling George Browning Stuart Robinson

v t e Christianity in Australia

Denominations	Christian denominations in Australia Churches in Australia by state or territory

Conferences	Katoomba Christian Convention Hillsong Conference

Interdenominational organisations	National Council of Churches Youth Alive

Mission and service organisations	Anglicare Caritas Australia Church Mission Society Compassion Australia UnitingCare Wesley Mission World Vision Australia

Theological and research organisations	Christian Research Association National Church Life Survey

University ministries	Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students

Media organisations	Australian Christian Channel 1WAY 2CBA 2WLF 3GCB 3TSC 4CAB 5RAM Ultra106five Rhema FM Vision Radio Network

Publishers and booksellers	Bible Society In Australia Koorong Matthias Media Reformers Word

Influenced political groups	Australian Christian Lobby Christian Democratic Party Democratic Labour Party Family First Party Festival of Light Australia

Authority control	VIAF: 92755969

Persondata
Name	Dowling, Owen Douglas
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn
Date of birth	11 October 1934
Place of birth
Date of death	7 May 2008
Place of death

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