George Appleton

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| name = George Appleton

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| title = Archbishop in Jerusalem

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| church = Anglican Communion

| province = Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East

| diocese = Jerusalem

| elected =

| term = 1969–1974

| predecessor = Campbell MacInnes

| successor = Robert Stopford

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| signature = File:Bishop_George_Appleton_Signature.jpg

| ordination = 1925 (as deacon)
by Arthur Winnington-Ingram
1926 (as priest)

| ordained_by = William Perrin

| consecration = 24 June 1963

| consecrated_by = Michael Ramsey

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|2|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Windsor, Berkshire, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1993|8|28|1902|2|20|df=y}}

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| nationality = English

| religion = Anglicanism

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| parents = {{ubl|Thomas George Appleton|Lily, {{nee|Cock}}}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Marjorie (Madge)|3 October 1929|16 April 1980|reason=d}}

| children = 3

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| previous_post = {{ubl|Archbishop of Perth|(1963–1969)|Archdeacon of London, Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of London and Canon Residentiary of St Paul's Cathedral|(1962–1963)}}

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| alma_mater = {{ubl|Selwyn College, Cambridge|St Augustine's College, Canterbury}}

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George Frederick Appleton, {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG|MBE|commas=on}} (20 February 1902 – 28 August 1993) was an Anglican bishop in the third quarter of the twentieth century and a writer.[http://www.j-diocese.org/about_history?th=2 Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808220124/http://www.j-diocese.org/about_history?th=2 |date=8 August 2009 }}{{cite web|title=The Most Reverend George Appleton: The Fourth Archbishop of Perth (1963–1969) |publisher=Anglican Diocese of Perth |url=http://www.perth.anglican.org/about-the-church/diocese/bishop/previous-archbishops/the-most-reverend-george-appleton/ |accessdate=5 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723074850/http://www.perth.anglican.org/about-the-church/diocese/bishop/previous-archbishops/the-most-reverend-george-appleton/ |archivedate=23 July 2014 }}

Life

Born in Windsor, Berkshire to Thomas George Appleton and Lily Cock, Appleton was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he gained his B.A. in 1924, followed by his M.A. in 1929. Meanwhile, he trained at St Augustine's College, Canterbury, subsequently he was ordained a deacon in 1925 and a priest at St Dunstan's, Stepney, the Stepney parish church, in 1926.Who Was Who 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 {{ISBN|978-0-19-954087-7}}Crockford's Clerical Directory; 1940–41. London: OUP, 1941

After the curacy, Appleton spent the next 20 years in Burma as a SPG missionary, ending this part of his ministry as Archdeacon of Rangoon[http://anglicanhistory.org/asia/burma/index.html Project Canterbury- Anglicanism in Burma] before returning to England. He was next vicar of Headstone[http://www.stgeorgeheadstone.org.uk/section/13 Church web-site] then rector of St Botolph's Aldgate.[http://www.mundus.ac.uk/cats/78/1291.htm Mundas]

He described the war-time experience of the Anglican Church in Burma in a 1946 booklet for SPG, The War and After: Burma. Before the Europeans left Burma in the face of the invading Japanese, Appleton put into place plans for Holy Communion once stores of wafers and wine had run out: local congregations would use boiled rice and tea or water or coconut milk as the elements.http://anglicanhistory.org/asia/burma/appleton1946/, p 14

In 1962, he became Archdeacon of London and a canon of St Paul's Cathedral and a year later Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Australia.The Times, 14 March 1963; pg. 11; Issue 55649; col G Post For Canon of St. Paul's In 1969 he was translated to Jerusalem.New Archbishop in Jerusalem The Times 14 November 1968; pg. 12; Issue 57408; col F He retired in 1974, and thereafter served as Assistant Curate at St Michael, Cornhill in the Diocese of London.

A prominent writer,Amongst others he wrote "John's Witness to Jesus", 1955; " On the Eightfold Path", 1961; "Journey for a Soul", 1974; " Glimpses of Faith", 1982; and "The Heart of the Bible" 1989 > British Library website. Retrieved 17:18 GMT 17 July 2009 he was awarded the Buber-Rosenzweig Medal by the Council of Christians and Jews in 1975.Who was Who (ibid)

Personal life

Appleton was married to Marjorie (Madge) in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Yangon (then Rangoon) in 1929. The couple had three children, Margaret, Timothy and Rachel. His wife died on 16 April 1980. He died on 28 August 1993.

Works

Glad Encounter. SPCK Publishing, 1978. {{ISBN|0281036071}}
Daily prayer and praise. Westminster Press, 1978. {{ISBN|0664242510}}.
Glimpses of Faith. Mowbray, 1982. {{ISBN|0264667883}}
Prayers from a Troubled Heart. Fortress Pr, 1983. {{ISBN|0800617118}}.
{{cite book|author=George Appleton|title=The Quiet Heart: Prayers and meditations for each day of the year|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5FFnVsvp6NAC|date=1984|publisher=Fortress Press|isbn=978-0-8006-1789-9}}
Entry into Life: Gospel Of Death. Darton, Longman Todd, 1985. {{ISBN|0232516006}}
The Heart of the Bible. HarperCollins, 1986. {{ISBN|0-00-626797-1}}
Journey for a Soul. 1986, ASIN B000S5KMS2.
Jerusalem Prayers for the World Today. SPCK Publishing, 1986. {{ISBN|0281027757}}.
Understanding The Psalms. Continuum International Pub., 1988. {{ISBN|0264669231}}.
{{cite book|author= George Appleton|title=Hour of Glory: Meditations on the Passion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRcf3Plq48MC|date=1989|publisher=Augsburg|isbn=978-0-8066-2438-9}}
Unfinished: George Appleton Remembers and Reflects. HarperCollins, 1990. {{ISBN|0-00-215379-3}}.
{{cite book|editor=George Appleton |title=The Oxford Book of Prayer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=obmpOQAACAAJ|date=2009|publisher=OUP |location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-956123-0}} (first published by OUP 1985 {{ISBN|0-19-213222-9}})