Ewen Donald Cameron (born 7 November 1926) is an Australian retired Anglican bishop who served as an

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in the

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. He was the Bishop of North Sydney from 1983 to 1990, and the Diocesan Registrar from 1990 to 1993. Cameron was born in Leura to Ewen and Dulcie Cameron (née Parsons

He was educated at

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. After an earlier career in

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he was

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in 1959."Meet the assistant bishops"
in ''Southern Cross'', September 1981. pp. 28–29 He was a

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and then a

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until 1963. He was rector of

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and then Federal Secretary of CMS Australia until 1972. He was

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until his ordination to the

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on 24 June 1975 at

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. He served as an assistant bishop of the Diocese of Sydney from that day until his retirement in 1993, during which time he was also area bishop for North Sydney (1983–1990) and Diocesan Registrar (1990–1993). He married his wife, Rosemary, in 1952, and the couple had three children. Donald and Rosemary remained married up through her death in 2015."From the Primate" (May 10, 2015). ''Exalted'' (Parish Weekly Newsletter), ''St. Mary in the Valley Anglican Church''
Retrieved October 27, 2020.

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1926 births Living people People educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School Academic staff of Moore Theological College Anglican archdeacons in Australia Evangelical Anglican bishops 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia Assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney {{Australia-anglican-bishop-stub