James Alan George Housden (16 September 1904 – 22 April 1994) was the fifth Anglican Bishop of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia, serving from 1947 to 1958.[1] In 1958 he then became the Bishop of Newcastle in New South Wales until 1972.[2]
In 1958, Housden translated from Rockhampton to Newcastle where he was enthroned on 21 November 1958, where he remained until his retirement due to poor health in 1972.[10]
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^Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Rockhampton, The Times, 18 July 1947; p. 6; Issue 50816; col B
^"Bishop's Registry Records: James Alan George Housden: Bishop of Newcastle, 1958 - 1972". University of Newcastle (Australia). Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^"Housden, James Alan George - Unlocking Regional Memory Biographical entry". New South Wales Electronic Regional Archives. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^"Former Vicars of CCSY". Christ Church South Yarra. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^"Series SPSES257 - Special Services". The Anglican Records and Archives Centre Guide to Records. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^"Enthronement Of Bishop Housden". The Central Queensland Herald. Vol. 18, no. 972. Queensland, Australia. 6 November 1947. p. 16. Retrieved 25 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Church of England". Central Queensland Family History Association. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^"Our History". Anglican Diocese of Newcastle. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2022.