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Eric Hawkey
Ernest
Eric
Hawkey
was the sixth
Bishop of Carpentaria
.
He was educated at
Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
and
ordained
in
1936
. After
curacies
at
St Alban's
,
Ultimo
and
St Paul
,
Burwood
he was
Priest in charge
at
Kandos
. From
1947
to
1968
he was
Secretary
of the
Australian
Board of Missions and from 1962 a
Canon Residentiary
at
St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
. He was
consecrated
a bishop on
23 April
1968 at
St John's Cathedral
.