Theodore Bruce McCall was an Anglican bishop

Bishop

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 in Australia.

Born into a distinguished family, McCall was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide

St Peter's College, Adelaide

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 and was an apprentice at Mercantile Marine (AUSNCo) until 1931. He studied for the priesthood at St Columb’s Hall, Wangaratta, was ordained in 1936 and served first as a curate

Curate

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 at Milawa

Milawa

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. Later he was Rector

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 of Yea

Yea, Victoria

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  and then a chaplain

Chaplain

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 in the Second Australian Imperial Force

Second Australian Imperial Force

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. After World War II

World War II

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 he was Rector

Rector

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 of Macquarie

Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory

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 and then Holy Trinity, Launceston

Launceston, Tasmania

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. He was the Home Secretary

Secretary

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 of the Australian Board of Missions from 1953 until 1959 when he was ordained to the episcopate as the sixth Bishop of Rockhampton

Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton

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, a post he held for four years. He was later translated

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 as the Bishop of Wangaratta

Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta

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, His son, David McCall

William David Hair McCall

William David Hair McCall is a retired Australian Anglican bishop.McCall was born into a distinguished family and educated at Sydney Grammar School. He studied for the priesthood at St Michael’s Crafers and was ordained in 1963. He served curacies at St Alban’s Griffith and St Peter’s Broken Hill...

, was Bishop of Bunbury

Bishop of Bunbury (Anglican)

The Bishop of Bunbury is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Bunbury.One holder was Cecil Wilson , from 1918 to 1937. Its present holder is the Right Reverend David McCall....

from 2000 until 2010.