Allen Ernest Winter (8 December 1903 – 8 July 1997) was an Australia
Anglican bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
. He was the long-serving second bishop of the
former Diocese of St Arnaud in north-west
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
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* Victoria, Seychelle ...
.
Winter was educated at
Melbourne Grammar School
(Pray and Work)
, established = 1849 (on present site since 1858 - the celebrated date of foundation)
, type = Independent, co-educational primary, single-sex boys secondary, day and boarding
, denomination ...
and
University College, Oxford
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. He was
ordained
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in 1928 and was a
curate
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at
Christ Church, South Yarra
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, and then St James'
Ivanhoe
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. He then held
incumbencies at
Sunshine
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,
Brighton and
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
. From 1948 he was a
canon residentiary
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Originally, a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergy house or, later, i ...
at
All Saints' Cathedral, Bathurst
The Anglican Diocese of Bathurst is located in the Province of New South Wales. It includes the cities of Orange, Bathurst and Dubbo. The Bishop is the Right Reverend Mark Calder, installed on 23 November 2019.
Ministry
The diocese has 32 p ...
, until his ordination to the
episcopate
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.
Sydney Morning Herald March 30,1951
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1903 births
1997 deaths
People educated at Melbourne Grammar School
People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne)
Alumni of University College, Oxford
Anglican bishops of St Arnaud
20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia
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