David John Penman

David John Penman (1936 - 1989) was the 10th Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne. Born on 8 August 1936 and educated at the Universities of New Zealand and Karachi he was ordained priest in 1961 [“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] . His first post was as a curate at Wanganui followed by a decade of missionary work in the middle east. In 1975 he was appointed Principal of St Andrew’s Hall a CMS missionary training college in Melbourne. In 1982 he became Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese before becoming the archbishop two years later [The Times, Thursday, Jan 12, 1984; pg. 22; Issue 61736; col A New Bishop of Melbourne] . He was passionately committed to dialogue between religious traditions. He died at the age of 53 and his funeral service was held at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne in October 1989 [ [http://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/HDMS-HTML/SPSES257.htm Funeral details] ] .

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