John Chisholm (archbishop of Melanesia)

John Wallace Chisholm, (14 September 1923 – 24 May 1975) was an Australian divine who served as the tenth Anglican Bishop of Melanesia[1] and first Archbishop of the Province of Melanesia.

He was educated at Trinity College, University of Melbourne[2] and ordained in 1947.

His first post was as a Curate at St Stephen's Church, Rochester Row, Westminster[3] after which he was Sub-Dean of Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral, Dogura, Territory of Papua and New Guinea.

[8] He died on 24 May, shortly after signing the last paperwork of the Province's creation process.

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