Bruce Wilson (bishop)

Bruce Winston Wilson (born 23 August 1942) is a retired bishop of the Anglican Church of Australia. He was formerly the Anglican Bishop of Bathurst in New South Wales.

Wilson was educated at Canterbury Boys' High School[1] and the University of Sydney. He was ordained in 1966.[2] His first posts were curacies at Darling Point and Beverly Hills, Sydney. After this he was Anglican Chaplain at the University of New South Wales and then Rector of St George's Paddington, Sydney.[3] From 1984 to 1989 he was Director of St Mark's Theological College, Canberra and an Assistant Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn[4] at the time of his consecration as a bishop on 27 October 1984,[5] he was the church's youngest bishop. He was elected Bishop of Bathurst in 1989,[6] retired effective 25 March 2000[7] and he is married to Zandra Wilson.[8]

References

1. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
2. Crockford's clerical directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
3. "Church website". Saintgeorges.org.au. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
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5. Consecration details Archived May 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
6. "Bishop of Bathurst to retire". Church Times (#7140). 17 December 1999. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 30 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
8. "Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000". Justus.anglican.org. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Howell Witt	8th Bishop of Bathurst 1989 –2000	Succeeded by Richard Hurford