Lance Shilton

Lancelot Rupert Shilton AM (30 December 1921 – 12 March 1988)[1] was an Australian Anglican prelate, rising to become Dean of Sydney from 1973 until 1988.

He was born in late 1921 in Elsternwick, Victoria,[1] a suburb of Melbourne, and educated at the University of Melbourne and ordained in 1950. [2] His first post was as a curate at Hawthorn. Then he was the incumbent at Carlton from 1951 to 1954. After this he was at the University of London for two years completing a B.D. From 1957 to 1973 he was the Rector of Holy Trinity, Adelaide.[3]

In 1985 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).[4] He died on 12 March 1998.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 the birdtree.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2014
  2. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X p895
  3. ↑ Church web-site
  4. ↑ It's an Honour. Rterieved 27 February 2014
  5. ↑ Memorial Service
Religious titles
Preceded by
Archibald Wentworth Morton		 Dean of Sydney
1973–1988 		Succeeded by
Kenneth Herbert Short