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Plaque Inscription: 16-December-2015
Plaque Inscription: 16-December-2015

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The Bishop`s Chair commemorates John Francis "Jack" Stretch (1855 - 1919), the Bishop of Newcastle who died in 1919. 

John Stretch was an Anglican bishop from the last decades of the 19th century until the year of his death.  In 1892, Stretch became Vicar of St Andrew`s Church, Brighton Melbourne having previously served as incumbent of Holy Trinity Church, Maldon and St Mark's Church, Fitzroy. Appointed to be Dean of Ballarat in 1894 and Dean of Newcastle in 1900, in 1906 he was elevated to the episcopy as the Bishop of Newcastle in New South Wales.

Location

Address:Belltrees Road, St James Church , Belltrees, 2337
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.991176
Long: 151.127513
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Seat
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Religion
Link:http://adb.anu.edu.au/

Dedication

Front Inscription

Plaque :

In memory of John Francis Stretch DD

Bishop of Newcastle

1919.
 

Source: MA, ADB
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