David Mulready

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David Mulready
Bishop of North West Australia
Church	Anglican Church of Australia
See	Anglican Diocese of North West Australia
In Office	2003 — present
Predecessor	Anthony Nichols
Successor	incumbent
Orders
Consecration	1 February 2004
Personal details
Born	19 September 1947(1947-09-19) Sydney
Previous post	Rector of St John's, Parramatta

David Gray Mulready (born 19 September 1947), is the bishop of the Anglican Diocese of North West Australia, the largest diocese in geographical size in the Anglican Communion covering approximately a quarter of the Australian continent.^[1]

Early life

Mulready was born in Sydney, the son of Norman Benson Mulready and Edna Faith Osborne. He grew up on the Northern Beaches in Curl Curl, New South Wales and attended Newington College (1960–1964).^[2] Post school he became an airline trainee with Qantas before studying at Moore Theological College ^[3] and the Melbourne College of Divinity. He holds a Licenciate of Theology and a Diploma of Religious Education.

Ministry

Bishop Mulready was Rector of St Stephen's Church, Penrith, from 1993 to 2000

Mulready's ordained ministry began in the Diocese of Sydney and he then served 15 years in the Diocese of Armidale. He worked in rural parish ministry in New South Wales and was posted to Tambar Springs (1974–1977), Walgett (1977–1981), Manilla (1981–1985) and Gunnedah (1985–1989). Mulready was the NSW State Secretary of the Bush Church Aid Society from 1989, after which he moved St Stephen's Church, Penrith (1993–2000). He then served as Rector of St John's, Parramatta (2000–2004) until, as Canon David Mulready, he was elected Bishop of North-West Australia. Mulready was consecrated as bishop in February 2004.^[4]

Family life

Mulready married Maureen Jane Lawrie in 1972 and is the father of two adult sons and a daughter.

References

1. ^ Sydney Anglican Network
2. ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp141
3. ^ SMH - Shepherd to the great outdoors
4. ^ Who's Who in Australia (Crown Content Melb, 2007) pp 1495: Mulready, David Gray (1947 - )

Religious titles
Preceded by Tony Nichols	Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of North West Australia 2003–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Mulready, David
Alternative names
Short description	Cleric
Date of birth	13 September 1947
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death
Place of death