Arthur Malcolm

Arthur Malcolm (born 1934) was the first Aboriginal bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia, licensed as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of North Queensland.[1]

Born in Yarrabah, Queensland and ordained a priest in 1978, Malcolm was consecrated on 12 October 1985 at Townsville[2] and served as bishop to the Aborigine peoples of northern Queensland until his retirement in 2000.[3]

References
  1. Loss, Noel. The History of North Queensland in Black and White: A Personal Retrospective Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Prentis, Malcolm D. A Concise Companion to Aboriginal History (Google Books) p. 130 (Accessed 25 September 2013)


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