Donald Shearman

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Donald Norman Shearman (born 6 February 1926^[1]) is a former bishop of the Anglican Church of Australia.^[2]

Shearman was educated at Orange High School. After World War II service with the Royal Australian Air Force he studied for the priesthood at St John’s Theological College, Morpeth. Ordained in 1950,^[3] his first post was a curacy at Dubbo. Later he was Warden of St John’s Hostel, Forbes then Rector of Coonabarabran. His last post before being ordained to the episcopate was as Archdeacon of Mildura.^[4] In 1963 he became Bishop of Rockhampton,^[5] a post he held for eight years. After two years as Chairman of the Australian Board of Missions^[6] he became Bishop of Grafton in 1973, serving until 1985.^[7] He resigned his holy orders in 2003 and was later defrocked.^[8]

References

1. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
2. ^ The Times, 25 May 1963; p10, "New Bishop of Rockhampton"
3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0108153674
4. ^ St Margaret’s, Mildura
5. ^ Victoria Government Gazette
6. ^ Anglican archives
7. ^ Grafton Yearbook
8. ^ Ecclesiastical Law Society

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Theodore Bruce McCall	Bishop of Rockhampton 1963–1971	Succeeded by John Grindrod
Preceded by Robert Gordon Arthur	Bishop of Grafton 1973–1985	Succeeded by Bruce Schultz

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Name	Shearman, Donald Norman
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Date of birth	6 February 1926
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