Marcus Loane

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KBE
Archbishop of Sydney
Loane in 1953
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
ProvinceNew South Wales
DioceseSydney
In office1966 to 1982
Other post(s)Primate of Australia (1977-1982)
Orders
Ordination1935
Consecrationc. 1958
Personal details
Born
Marcus Lawrence Loane

(1911-10-14)14 October 1911
Tasmania, Australia
Died14 April 2009(2009-04-14) (aged 97)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse
Patricia
(m. 1937)
Children4
Alma mater
Coat of armsCoat of arms of Marcus Loane

Sir Marcus Lawrence Loane

Anglican Archbishop of Sydney from 1966 to 1982 and Primate of Australia from 1977 to 1982. He was the first Australian-born Archbishop of Sydney and also the first Australian-born archbishop in the Anglican Church of Australia
. He was a prolific author and his works include several biographies.

Early life

Loane was born on 14 October 1911 in

conservative evangelical seminary, to train for ordination.[1]

Ordained ministry

In 1935, Loane was

Church of England in Australia (the church was renamed the Anglican Church of Australia in 1981).[1] He spent nearly all his ministry in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney except for two years during World War II as an army chaplain in New Guinea. After the war he was appointed vice-principal and then principal of Moore Theological College. In 1958, he was appointed a coadjutor (assistant) bishop in the diocese.[2]

Personal life

Loane married Patricia Knox on 31 December 1937. She was the daughter of the rector of St Paul's, Chatswood. Together, they had four children; Mary, Robert, David and Winsome. They celebrated 71 years of marriage in 2008.[1]

Loane died in Sydney on 14 April 2009 at the age of 97.[1]

Honours

In the

Chaplain of the Venerable Order of Saint John on 5 December 1978.[4]

Works

Biblical and doctrinal:

Biographical and historical:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Percy, Natasha (14 April 2009). "The Right Reverend Marcus Loane K.B.E. dies". Sydney Anglicans. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. ^ "The Most Rev Marcus Loane". The Telegraph. 23 April 2009.
  3. ^ "No. 46777". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1975. p. 21.
  4. ^ "No. 47705". The London Gazette. 5 December 1978. p. 14603.

Further reading

  • Reid, John R., Marcus L. Loane: a biography, Melbourne: Acorn Press (2005),