Brian Franklin Vernon King (3 January 1938 – 22 November 2006) was an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, and concurrently Bishop to the Australian Defence Force. King was educated at

Sydney Boys' High School Sydney Boys High School ('SBHS'), otherwise known as Sydney High School ('SHS') or simply High, is an Australian government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school for boys, located at Moore Park, New South Wales, a sub ...

and the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

. King was a passionate Rugby player, playing 112 first-grade games and was a member of two premiership-winning teams. He was selected for the Waratahs, scoring two tries, and played against New Zealand, Fiji and Queensland. He worked as a chartered accountant for eight years before pursuing theological studies. After studying at

Moore Theological College Moore Theological College, otherwise known simply as Moore College, is the theological training seminary of the Diocese of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia. The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney holds ''ex officio'' the presidency of t ...

he was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ...

in 1965. He was a

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at Manly and then rector of

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. After further incumbencies at

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and Manly he was appointed Bishop of the Western Region ( Sydney diocese) in 1993. He was also concurrently Bishop to the Australian Defence Force. He retired in 2002 and was married to Pamela King.Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000
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