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'''Arthur John Dain''' {{postnominals|country=AUS|OBE}} (called '''Jack'''; 13 October 1912{{snd}}3 March 2003)<ref name="Who" /> was a prominent [[British people|British]]—[[Australians|Australian]] [[Evangelical]] [[Anglican]] bishop who served as an [[Assistant bishops in the Diocese of Sydney|assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney]]. | '''Arthur John Dain''' {{postnominals|country=AUS|OBE}} (called '''Jack'''; 13 October 1912{{snd}}3 March 2003)<ref name="Who" /> was a prominent [[British people|British]]—[[Australians|Australian]] [[Evangelical]] [[Anglican]] bishop who served as an [[Assistant bishops in the Diocese of Sydney|assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney]]. | ||
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==Missionary and military== | ==Missionary and military== | ||
He trained at the Missionary Training College,{{specify|date=December | He trained at the Missionary Training College,{{specify|date=December 2019}} [[London]] and became a [[missionary]] in [[Bihar Province]],<ref name="Sept81" /> [[India]] (1935–1940)<ref name="Who" /> until [[World War II]]. During the war, he was a [[10th Gurkha Rifles|Gurkha]] until he was seconded to the [[Royal Indian Navy]]<ref name="Sept81" /> (1941–1947).<ref name="Who" /> He was the [[Secretary|General Secretary]] of the [[Zenana Bible and Medical Mission|Bible and Medical Missionary Fellowship]]<ref name="crockford" /> until 1959, when he was [[ordained]] after studies at [[Ridley Hall, Cambridge]].<ref name="crockford">{{Crockford | forenames = Arthur John | surname = Dain | id = 19545 | accessed = 15 October 2019 }}</ref> | ||
==Ordained ministry== | ==Ordained ministry== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:36, 28 October 2022
Arthur John Dain OBE (called Jack; 13 October 1912 – 3 March 2003)[1] was a prominent British—Australian Evangelical Anglican bishop who served as an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Dain was born in Wolverhampton,[2] son of Herbert John and Elizabeth, and educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School,[1] after which he was in the British Merchant Navy.
Missionary and military[edit | edit source]
He trained at the Missionary Training College,[specify] London and became a missionary in Bihar Province,[2] India (1935–1940)[1] until World War II. During the war, he was a Gurkha until he was seconded to the Royal Indian Navy[2] (1941–1947).[1] He was the General Secretary of the Bible and Medical Missionary Fellowship[3] until 1959, when he was ordained after studies at Ridley Hall, Cambridge.[3]
Ordained ministry[edit | edit source]
Dain was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1959 (20 September), by Falkner Allison, Bishop of Chelmsford, at Chelmsford Cathedral "for the colonies"[4] (i.e. not intended to serve a usual curacy/title in Essex), and ordained priest the same year.[3] Shortly after ordination, he emigrated to Australia to serve as federal secretary of the Church Mission Society there; he was also made an honorary canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney in 1963.[1] He was consecrated a bishop on 20 April 1965, and served as Bishop-Coadjutor of Sydney[5] (or an assistant bishop). From 1980 until his retirement in 1982, he was senior assistant bishop and chief executive officer of the Diocese of Sydney.[1]
Evangelism movement[edit | edit source]
Dain was a prominent leader of the Evangelism movement, and closely associated with Billy Graham throughout his ministry.[2] For instance, he served as Overseas Secretary of the British Evangelical Alliance (1950–1959)[1] and chaired several international Evangelism conferences. He was chair of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Australia.[2][6]
Personal life and retirement[edit | edit source]
Dain married twice: in 1938 to Edith Jane Stewart (who died 1985),[6] with whom he had four daughters; and in 1986 to Hester Quirk. He was a published author – of Mission Fields To-day in 1956 and of Missionary Candidates in 1959 – and he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1979. He retired to Lindfield, West Sussex[1] (United Kingdom) and served the Diocese of Chichester as an honorary assistant bishop from 1987 until his death.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Dain, Arthur John". Who's Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) (subscription or UK public library membership required) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Meet the assistant bishops" in Southern Cross, September 1981. pp. 28–29
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Template:Crockford
- ↑ "Michaelmas ordaintions". Church Times. No. #5041. 25 September 1959. p. 19. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ↑ "New Federal Secretary for Australian CMS". Church Times. No. #5332. 23 April 1965. p. 13. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Billy Graham Center (Archived)
