David McCall

William David Hair McCall (born 1940) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop.[1]

See also: David McCall (businessman)

David McCall
Born
William David Hair McCall

1940 (age 80–81)
Australia
OccupationBishop
Spouse(s)Marion Carmel McCall

McCall was born into a prominent family. His grandfather was John McCall KCMG, Agent-General for Tasmania,[2] and his father, Theodore Bruce McCall, an Anglican bishop.[3] He was educated at Launceston Church Grammar School, Sydney Grammar School. He studied for the priesthood at St Michael's Theological College in Crafers, South Australia and was ordained in 1963.

He served curacies at St Alban's Griffith and St Peter's Broken Hill.[4] He was then priest-in-charge of Barellan-Weethalle, Rector of St John's Corowa and (his last post before ordination to the episcopate) the incumbent of St George's, Goodwood.[5] On 1 November 1987, he was consecrated a bishop, and served as Bishop of Willochra[6] until in 2000 he was translated to the Diocese of Bunbury. He is married to Marion Carmel McCall, OAM, who is an award-winning pilot;[7][8] their eldest son, Theo D. McCall (also a priest), is chaplain of St Peter's College, Adelaide, and an adjunct lecturer at St Barnabas' College and Charles Sturt University.[9]

References
  1. "Diocese of Bunbury". Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. “Who was Who” 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. Who's who 2008. London: A. & C. Black. 2007. ISBN 9780713685558. OCLC 154704182.
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975, ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. Stgeorgesgoodwood.org - parish website
  6. Anglican Archives Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "World Award for Flying Grandmother | Tasmanian Anglican". www.tasmaniananglican.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  8. Australia, Premier of South (21 November 2019). "Inspiring and remarkable women inducted to honour roll". Premier of South Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Bruce Rosier		 Bishop of Willochra
1987–2000		 Succeeded by
Garry Weatherill
Preceded by
Hamish Jamieson		 Bishop of Bunbury
2000–2010		 Succeeded by
Allan Ewing
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