Person Open DS/UK/11611 Shevill; Ian (1917-1988); Australian anglican priest and bishop Shevill Ian 1917-1988 Australian anglican priest and bishop Male

Ian Wotton Allnutt Shevill AO (11 May 1917 – 3 November 1988) was an Australian Anglican bishop in the second half of the 20th century. Shevill was educated at Scot’s College, Sydney and Sydney University. He was ordained in 1941 and his first position was as a curate of St Paul's Burwood, New South Wales. From 1948 to 1953 he worked for the Society for the Propagation of Gospel when he was ordained to the episcopate as Bishop of North Queensland, a post he held for 17 years. In 1970 he became Secretary of the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and in 1973 Bishop of Newcastle. An author, he retired in 1977 and died on 3 November 1988. He opened Bible House, Townsville, on 7 November 1964 with Canon H.M. Arrowsmith[clarification needed] and Preston Walker of the British and Foreign Bible Society. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 1/27/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 eed7c58d-2a55-4d5f-86cd-51c39ea29639