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Lionel Edward William Renfrey (1916–2008) was an Australian Anglican bishop. He was the Dean of Adelaide[1] from 1966 until 1997.[2]

Renfrey was educated at the University of Adelaide and ordained in 1940.[3] After a curacy in Prospect, South Australia he was with the Bush Brotherhood of St John Baptist until 1947. Following this he was priest in charge of Berri; the incumbent at Kensington Gardens then Mile End. He was an assistant bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide in 1988.[4] He was consecrated a bishop on 1 May 1969 at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide.[5]

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  1. ^ National Library of Australia
  2. ^ Streams of the river
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1967/8 p 1039: London, OUP, 1967
  4. ^ "Declaration of Unity, Witness and Mission". Church Times. No. AAMBIT 3. 1 July 1988. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ Anglican Archives Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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Preceded by Dean of Adelaide
1966–1997 		Succeeded by


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