John Aung Hla Explained

John Aung Hla was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.^[1]

He was ordained in 1939. He became Archdeacon of Mandalay in 1946^[2] and an Assistant Bishop of Rangoon in 1949.^[3] He and Francis Ah Mya were the first native bishops in Calcutta.^{[4] [5]} He was consecrated a bishop on Pentecost day (5 June), by George Hubback, Bishop of Calcutta, at St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta.

In 1958, he became the first Burmese national to attend the Lambeth Conference in England.

In 1973 he became the second Archbishop of Burma, succeeding Archbishop Ah Mya.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
2. http://anglicanhistory.org/asia/sea/my-ang-tl.html Anglican History website, Time Line of The Anglican in Myanmar Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma), 1825-2001, by Bishop Stephen Myint Oo Than (December 2004)
3. Ecclesiastical News The Times Thursday, 5 May 1949; p. 7; Issue 51373; col D
4. https://www.anglicanmyanmar.org/history.php Church of the Province of Myanmar (Anglican) website, History
5. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JHgxEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT300&lpg=PT300&dq=Francis+Ah+Mya++anglican+church&source=bl&ots=oFyfn7AkHa&sig=ACfU3U2T7mkGLBRn2KXa0m2iS0CVgE5jnA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbxoHB66-EAxXXUUEAHWj-Bj04ChDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=Francis%20Ah%20Mya%20%20anglican%20church&f=false Google Books website, Christianity in East and Southeast Asia, edited by Ross Kenneth R. Ross
6. http://www.ttc.edu.sg/csca/rart_doc/ang/my-ang-tl.html ttc