John Aung Hla was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.
He became Archdeacon of Mandalay in 1946[2] and an Assistant Bishop of Rangoon in 1949.
[3] He and Francis Ah Mya were the first native bishops in Calcutta.
[4][5] He was consecrated a bishop on Pentecost day (5 June), by George Hubback, Bishop of Calcutta, at St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta.
[6][7] In 1958, he became the first Burmese national to attend the Lambeth Conference in England.