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Archibald Morton Plaque : March 2013
Archibald Morton Plaque : March 2013
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams

The plaque commemorates Archibald Wentworth Morton who was the seventh Dean of Sydney.

Archibald Wentworth Morton (1911 - 1973) was Dean of Sydney from 1967 until 1973. He was educated at the University of Auckland and ordained in 1938. His first posts were curacies in Sydney. Following wartime service with the RAAF he began a lecture tour of Europe and the USA that lasted from 1946 to 1951. He was rector of Haberfield, New South Wales then Darlinghurst until his installation as Dean.

 

Location

Address:George & Bathurst Streets, St Andrew`s Cathedral, Sydney, 2000
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.874006
Long: 151.206581
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Religion
Approx. Event Start Date:1967
Approx. Event End Date:1973

Dedication

Front Inscription

In memory of 

Archibald Wentworth Morton M.A. (N.Z.) D.Phil.(Oxon). Dip. Ed. (N.Z.)

Seventh Dean of Sydney
1967 - 1973

His whole Ministry was served in the Diocese of Sydney
Chaplain R.A.A.F. (Aust. and N.G.) 1943 - 1946
First Chairman of South American Missionary Society (Australia) 1955 - 1973
Canon of St. Andrew`s Cathedral 1958 - 1967

Preacher  Teacher  Pastor  Friend

7. 5. 1911 - 27. 2. 1973

 "Love is patient and kind"   1 Corinthians 13:4 (R.S.V.)

Source: MA
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