John Harrower

John Harrower
Bishop of Tasmania
Church Anglican Church of Australia
Diocese Diocese of Tasmania
In office 2000–2015
Predecessor Philip Newell
Successor Richard Condie
Other posts Vicar of Glen Waverley
Orders
Consecration 25 July 2000
Personal details
Born (1947-10-16)16 October 1947
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Spouse Gayelene Harrower

John Douglas Harrower (born 16 October 1947) was the eleventh Bishop of Tasmania.[1]

Harrower was educated at the University of Melbourne and worked as a petroleum engineer and industrial consultant. In 1979, he went with the Church Missionary Society to Argentina, where he worked with university Christian groups.[2] He was ordained as a deacon in 1984 and priest in 1986.[3] Harrower returned to Australia in 1988 and became successively the Vicar of Glen Waverley and Archdeacon of Kew before his appointment to the episcopate in 2000.[4] He retired at the end of September 2015.

He is married to Gayelene Harrower.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Anglican Communion website.
  2. ↑ Sayer, Megan. "The God of Life: An Interview with Bishop John". Ultra 106.5. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Biographical details
  4. ↑ anglicansonline
  5. ↑ Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Philip Newell		 Bishop of Tasmania
2000–2015		 Succeeded by
Richard Condie



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