Arthur John Grimshaw

For the English painter and musician, see Arthur Edmund Grimshaw.

Arthur John Grimshaw (born 1933) was the Australian Dean of Brisbane from 1985 to 1998.

He was educated at St John's College, Morpeth and the University of Melbourne, graduating BA in 1957.

He was ordained as a priest in 1958 and first served as a curate in Surrey Mills. He was appointed Assistant Chaplain at Geelong Grammar School from 1959 to 1961, vicar of Romsey and Sunbury with Lancefield from 1961 to 1964 and Precentor at St George's Cathedral, Perth from 1964 to 1968. He was then Rector of Holy Trinity, Fortitude Valley (1968–1975), Rector of St Paul's, Ipswich (1975–1980), Archdeacon at Moreton (1975–1983), Rector of St Augustine's, Hamilton (1980–1985) before becoming Dean of Brisbane from 1985 to 1998. Since then he has been Dean Emeritus.

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