Frank Hulme-Moir

The Right Reverend Frank Hulme-Moir AO
Bishop of Nelson (1954–1965)
Hulme-Moir in December 1940 as Church of England chaplain to the 6th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment
Church	Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
Diocese	Diocese of Nelson
In office	1954–1965
Predecessor	Percival Stephenson
Successor	Peter Sutton
Other post(s)	Dean of Sydney (1965–1967) Bishop coadjutor of Sydney (1965–1975) Bishop to the Armed Forces (1966–1975)
Orders
Ordination	1936 (as deacon) 28 February 1937 (as priest)
Consecration	11 June 1954, Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson by Reginald Owen
Personal details
Born	Francis Oag Hulme-Moir (1910-01-30)30 January 1910 Balmain, Australia
Died	10 March 1979(1979-03-10) (aged 69) Collaroy, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Denomination	Anglicanism
Parents	Alexander Hugh Moir Violet Beryl Hulme
Spouse	Ena Dorothy Smee ​ (m. 1936)​
Children	2 sons, 1 daughter
Occupation	Anglican priest and military chaplain
Alma mater	Moore Theological College

Francis Oag Hulme-Moir AO (30 January 1910, Balmain, Sydney, Australia – 10 March 1979, Sydney) was an Australian Anglican bishop and military chaplain, who served as the 7th Anglican Bishop of Nelson from 1954 to 1965, as Bishop to the Armed Forces from 1965 to 1975, as Dean of Sydney from 1965 to 1967 and coadjutor bishop of Sydney from 1965 to 1975.[1]

Hulme-Moir was born on 30 January 1910,[2] educated at Sydney Technical High School and ordained in 1937.[3] He was a Chaplain to the Australian Armed Forces from then until 1947[4] when he became Archdeacon of Ryde. On 11 June 1954 he was ordained to the episcopate.[5] On 23 February 1965, he was appointed 6th Dean of Sydney a post he relinquished in late 1966 but remained coadjutor bishop.[6]: 186, 194  Hulme-Moir was particularly noted for his booming bass voice and engaging personality.[2]

Hulme-Moir received the Order of Australia in 1976.[6]: 194 

He died on 10 March 1979 and his funeral was attended by full military honours.[1][6]: 323 

References

1. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
2. Cable, K J. "Hulme-Moir, Francis Oag (1910–1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
4. "P02269.001". Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
5. "Proceedings of the General Synod: 33rd General Synod, 1955".
6. Newth, Melville C. (1980). Serving a Great Cause. Sydney: M C Newth. ISBN 0959455000.

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Percival William Stephenson	Bishop of Nelson 1954–1965	Succeeded by Peter Eves Sutton
New title Inaugural appointment	Bishop to the Armed Forces 1965–1979	Succeeded by Ken Short as Bishop to the Australian Defence Force