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Graham Richard Delbridge (22 May 1917 – 8 June 1980) was the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Gippsland in Australia from 1974 to 1980.

Delbridge was born on 22 May 1917. He was educated at Moore College.

He became Director of Youth Work in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and held incumbencies at Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, and St Matthew's Manly.

From 1963 he was an archdeacon and senior chaplain to the Primate of Australia, and in 1969 he became a coadjutor bishop in the Diocese of Sydney: he was consecrated a bishop on 8 April at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.

From 1973 he was a member of the Anglican-Orthodox Joint Doctrinal Commission, and he supported ecumenical endeavours in Australia.

On 8 June 1980 he and his 21-year-old daughter Judy were killed in a motoring accident near Sale.

References

1. Diocesan history Archived 2009-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
2. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
3. 1952–57 Church website (1)
4. 1957–60 Church website (2)
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
6. National Archives
7. Anglican Archives Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
8. "Bishop of Gippsland killed in car smash". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 10 June 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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