Reginald Stephen was the Anglican Bishop

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 of Tasmania from 1914 until 1919 and then the Bishop of Newcastle

Bishop of Newcastle, Australia

The present bishop of Newcastle in the Anglican Church of Australia is the Right Reverend Brian Farran, who was enthroned on 24 June 2005 at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, New South Wales.-Former bishops:...

 (New South Wales

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) from 1919 until his retirement in 1928.

Stephen was educated at Geelong Church of England Grammar School and Trinity College, Melbourne. He was ordained in 1884 and was a curate

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 and parish

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 priest

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 in Melbourne

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 before becoming chaplain

Chaplain

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 of Trinity College and then the warden

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 of St John’s Theological College before being ordained to the episcopate).