Norman Palmer

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Norman Kitchener Palmer, (2 October 1928 - 13 November 2008), CMG, MBE was the eleventh Anglican Bishop of Melanesia and second Archbishop of the Province of Melanesia.^[1]

Palmer was educated at St John's College, Auckland ^[2] and ordained in 1966.^[3] His first post was as an Assistant Master and Chaplain at All Hallows’ School]], Pawa, Melanesia. He was then Priest/Headmaster at Alanguala Primary and then St Nicholas Primary. From 1973 to 1975 he was Dean of St Barnabas when he became Bishop of Central Melanesia and ex officio Archbishop of Melanesia, posts he held until 1987.

References

1. ^ Anglican Communion
2. ^ ”Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0713635142)
3. ^ Crockford’s 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by John Chisholm}	Archbishop of Melanesia 1975–1987	Succeeded by Amos Waiaru

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Name	Palmer, Norman Kitchener
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Date of birth	2 October 1928
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Date of death	13 November 2008
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