Lang Lang, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1959
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: John
Address: 6 Whitstable Street, Lang Lang, Victoria, 3984
Architect: H.B. Kirby
Last Updated: 28/02/2023
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History and Architecture:
The old church was transported from another site. A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by The Rt Rev David Arthur Garnsey M.A. Th. D. Fifth Bishop of Gippsland on 28th February 1959. Louis R Williams F.R.A.I.A. Architect - H.B. Kirby B.A. Thl Rector".
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 - 1907 | Deacon James Michael McEvoy | 1882 | 1959 | |
| 1906 - 1907 | Deacon Arthur Joseph Smith | 1880 | 1965 | |
| 1908 - 1911 | Deacon Benjamin Thomas Syer | 1860 | 1937 | |
| 1911 - 1912 | Rev Robert Andrew Pollard | Curate | 1884 | 1969 |
| 1912 - 1914 | Rev Melchior George Opper | 1884 | 1959 | |
| 1917 - | Deacon Arthur George Powell | 1892 | 1983 | |
| 1917 - 1919 | Rev Noel Johnson Danne | 1890 | 1969 | |
| 1919 - | Rev Sydney Thomas Ball | Reader | 1896 | 1975 |
| 1919 - 1921 | Rev Arthur Banks | 1885 | 1956 | |
| 1924 - 1926 | Rev Arthur Rufus Raymond | 1857 | 1932 | |
| 1925 - 1926 | Deacon Archibald Walter Wheeler | 1897 | 1968 | |
| 1925 - 1927 | Rev Norman Alexander McLean | 1879 | 1961 | |
| 1928 - 1930 | Rev William Keith Kenna | 1900 | 1987 | |
| 1930 - 1932 | Rev Raymond Walter Gordon Phillips | Lay Reader | 1902 | 1973 |
| 1932 - 1933 | Rev Terence Robert Vizard | 1894 | 1989 | |
| 1936 - 1940 | Rev Thomas William Hewlett | 1900 | 1979 | |
| 1940 - 1944 | Rev John Neil Ashton | 1883 | 1947 | |
| 1944 - 1946 | Rev Lyndsay Archibald MacQueen | 1880 | 1949 | |
| 1951 - 1952 | Rev David Henry Wicking | 1902 | 1982 | |
| 1952 - 1955 | Rev Maurice Fernely Green | 1897 | 1992 | |
| 1955 - 1957 | Rev Walter Charles Whitehead | 1910 | 1984 | |
| 1959 - | Rev H. B. Kirby | |||
| 1961 - 1962 | Rev William John Frawley | 1915 | 1999 | |
| 2021 - | Rev Colin Oakley |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Cable Clergy Index.
2. Light and Life, A history of the Anglican church in Gippsland
3. The Australian Anglican Directory 2000