John Henry Norton (31 December 1855 − 22 March 1923) was an Australian

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bishop.

Biography

John Henry Norton was born in

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, on 31 December 1855. Ordained to the priesthood on 8 April 1882, Norton was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Augusta,

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, in 1906. He worked assiduously to develop his far-flung diocese. He died at his home in

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on 22 March 1923, while still in office.

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