Stuart Blackler

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Stuart Blackler

OAM
Dean of Hobart
Church Anglican Church of Australia
Diocese Tasmania
In office1993–20005
Predecessor Kenneth Nash Reardon
Successor Lindsay Stoddart
Personal details
Born
Stuart Edward Blackler
NationalityAustralian

Stuart Edward Blackler OAM [1] is a retired Australian Anglican priest who served as Dean of Hobart from 1993 to 2005. [2]

He was educated at the University of Melbourne; and ordained in 1967. [3] He began his career with curacies in Melbourne, South Yarra and Geelong. After an incumbency at Nunawading, Victoria he became a teacher at Melbourne Grammar School.

Blackler was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for "service to the Anglican Church of Australia". [4]

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References

  1. London Gazette
  2. Tasmanian Anglican
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980-82 p97 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN   0192000101
  4. "King's Birthday 2023 Honours - the full list". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
Religious titles
Preceded by Dean of Hobart
1993 2005
Succeeded by