Barry Russell Hunter AM (15 August 1927 – 28 July 2015) was the Anglican Bishop of Riverina,[1] New South Wales from 1971 until 1992.
Hunter was born in Brisbane on 15 August 1927, educated at Toowoomba Grammar School[2] and the University of Queensland and ordained in 1953.
Elected 7th Bishop of Riverina in August 1971, he was consecrated at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney on 30 November and enthroned at Hay on 8 December 1971.
[4] During his episcopate he established the chaplaincy at Charles Sturt University, and the Church of St Alban, Griffith was consecrated as the Cathedral of the diocese.
In retirement, Hunter acted as priest in charge (locum tenens) of the parish of Cudal in the Diocese of Bathurst.