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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]

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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


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  1. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. "P02269.001". Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. Newth, Melville C. (1980). Serving a Great Cause. Sydney: M C Newth. ISBN 0959455000.
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