Robert Beal

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Robert George Beal (17 August 1929^[1] – 24 June 2009^[2]) was an Australian Anglican bishop.

Beal was educated at Sydney Grammar School and the University of Newcastle, Australia. He was ordained in 1953 and was a curate at St Francis’ Nundah, Brisbane. He later held incumbencies in South Townsville and Auchenflower.^[3] After this he was the Dean of Wangaratta (1965–1972) and then Newcastle (1975–1983). He was also Archdeacon of Albury for the last two years. In 1985 he was ordained to the episcopate as the seventh Bishop of Wangaratta,^[4] a position he held for nine years.

Beal died in Newcastle in 2009 and his ashes were interred in Wangaratta.^[5]

References

↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Online memorials
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76, London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ Anglican archives
↑ "Homecoming memorial praises bishop". The Border Mail. Retrieved 2012-12-25.

v t e Bishops of Wangaratta

Thomas Armstrong Stephen Hart Thomas Armour Theodore McCall Keith Rayner Max Thomas Robert Beal Paul Richardson David Farrer John Parkes

v t e Deans of Newcastle (Australia)

Arthur Selwyn Jack Stretch Cyril Golding-Bird Henry Archdall Horace Crotty William Johnson Thomas Armour Arthur Morris Norman Blow William Hardie John Falkingham Robert Beal Graeme Lawrence James Rigney Stephen Williams

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Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Max Thomas	Bishop of Wangaratta 1985–1994	Succeeded by Paul Richardson

Persondata
Name	Beal, Robert George
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Wangaratta
Date of birth	17 August 1929
Place of birth
Date of death	2009
Place of death	Newcastle, New South Wales

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